As a Premium user you get access to background information and details about the release of this statistic. Could it be because news is almost always grim, focusing on The city does especially well in regards to traffic. The rate of crime is index linked to prices and adjusted every two years. A large proportion of prisoners stay only for a short period and this is now seen as problematic, he says. [4], Figures from the Global Study on Homicide are based on the UNODC Homicide Statistics dataset, which is derived from the criminal justice or public health systems of a variety of countries and territories. Sex workers can work as employed or self-employed workers and must pay tax on income. On average, there are five robbings in the streets of Amsterdam per day (by comparison: just in Paris Nord station, there are 3040 suitcases stolen every day). Itsuffers frommore crime than any other part of the city, though things are looking much better since a huge renovation operation of the area. Therefore, in order to achieve government objectives, the rules on cannabis and coffee shops are being tightened up: Non-residents of the Netherlands cannot become a member of a coffee shop and can therefore no longer use them. Because everyone travels by bike there are not many traffic accidents and the air in Amsterdam is not (very) polluted. Amsterdams Red Light Districtis full of crime, but you will never notice! The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Netherlands. [1] [2] [3] The reliability of underlying national murder rate data may vary. The murder rate in the Netherlands has been falling since the beginning of the century. You need at least a Starter Account to use this feature. Tourists are targeted more often than Amsterdam residents because they are easily distracted. [9] UNODC calculated a rate of 6.9 in 2010. The rate of violent crime is low in the Netherlands although tourists are often targeted by thieves. The Netherlands is a very safe country in which to live and many people never experience crime of any sort. [1][2][3][4], The regions and subregions in the table are based on the United Nations geoscheme since the table sources are United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports. Other reasons for the decrease are a decline in the numbers of young men, and a sharp decrease in the juvenile crime rate partly because of an obligation for police to provide an advocate for arrested juveniles, partly because property is better protected and also, says Weijters, because juveniles spend more and more time online.