Ondiep is a working-class district in northwest Utrecht

Utrecht (city)

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, Netherlands

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, between the river Vecht

Vecht (Utrecht)

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and Amsterdamsestraatweg street.

The population has traditionally been highly sedentary with a high percentage of people being born there continuing to live in the district after marriage. However, recent years has seen in increase in young workers and students in the district.

2007 Riots

On 11 March 2007, police shot and killed 54-year-old Rini Mulder, a resident wielding a knife, which touched off two nights of rioting. Reports of the details conflict, but most say Mulder had called the police to come to his aid after he witnessed youths attacking a pregnant woman.

The situation was calmed by the imposition of a lockdown on the district, preventing non-residents from entering the district, and the arrest of 135 rioters on 13 March 2007.

The police officer involved stated that the resident had threatened the officer.