Actually, you're safer in the Netherlands. Their murder rate is about 1/3 of ours. I'd rather walk unarmed through Amsterdam at night than just about any US city.
...thanks to the "thugs" who push back on law-breakers.
If you're in a safe area, thank demographics instead. Otherwise, explain what the San Jose police are doing right to have such low crime and what the Detroit police are doing wrong.
I'd much rather have the possibility of them erring than your version of cartels running the show. Go join the Zapatas...they'll teach you a thing about "under the bus.".
Prohibition is what fuels organized crime. Always has, always will. Your drug war has been an epic failure. You may not like it, but it's going under the bus.
Now there is an educated observation. The drug park of Amsterdam got so out of control, even the Dutch have changed their minds about enforcement. So, go walk around Amsterdam at night instead of, say, Chandler, AZ and see if you notice any difference. Be sure to do Chandler first, since you won't likely be alive after the Amsterdam visit. The rational thinkers here are saying "thanks" to the men/women in blue.