Noodopvang Amsterdam (Sloterweg)
Since early 2025 the COA has used three newly built detached houses on the Sloterweg in Amsterdam Nieuw-West - locally dubbed "asylum villas" - as emergency reception for around 80 unaccompanied minors and young asylum seekers aged 15 to 18. On New Year's Day 2026 two Syrian teenagers, aged 16 and 18, who lived at the Sloterweg location were shot dead in the nearby Piet Wiedijkpark; a third young man escaped. A 25-year-old Amsterdam man was arrested on 20 January 2026, and police later concluded the victims were most likely shot at random rather than being the intended targets.
Occupancy
80
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€5.4m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Sloterweg, Amsterdam. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
Jan 2026
Shot teenagers in Amsterdam were living in an asylum centre, 'possibly a wider conflict'
NOS reports that two teenagers shot dead in the Piet Wiedijkpark on 1 January 2026 were Syrian boys aged 16 and 18 staying at a COA reception location in Amsterdam, with investigators initially exploring a possible wider conflict in the background.
NOS · source
Jan 2026
Police: victims of Amsterdam park shooting stood no chance
NH Nieuws reports that the two shot teenagers, and a third young man who survived, lived at the asylum reception on the Sloterweg in Nieuw-West, and that police believe the victims had no chance to escape the gunfire.
NH Nieuws · source
Jan 2026
Police now assume randomness in shooting that killed two Syrian teenagers
NOS reports that Amsterdam police increasingly believe the two Syrian teenagers from the Sloterweg reception were in the wrong place at the wrong time and were most likely shot at random.
NOS · source
Feb 2026
Renewed investigation in Piet Wiedijkpark over double murder
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) announces a renewed forensic investigation in the Piet Wiedijkpark in connection with the double murder of the two teenagers, following the earlier arrest of a 25-year-old suspect.
Openbaar Ministerie · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Jan 2025
"Asylum villas" open for 80 young asylum seekers
The COA opens emergency reception in newly built houses on the Sloterweg for around 80 minors and young people aged 15-18.
Jan 2026
Two teenage residents shot dead
Two Syrian boys aged 16 and 18 from the Sloterweg reception are killed in a shooting in the nearby Piet Wiedijkpark on New Year's Day; a suspect is later arrested.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 80 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €5.4m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.