Record low murder rate once again
2 January 2008
AMSTERDAM - 147 murders were committed in the Netherlands last year, one fewer than in 2006 and therefore a record low, according to the annual report from Elsevier.
http://www.expatica.com/nl/news/local_news/Record-low-murder-rate-once-again_1276.html
__________________________________________
Let's look at Amsterdam:
"In Amsterdam the number of murders decreased from 32 in 2009 to 16 in 2010..."
http://www.denhaag.nl/de/to/Population-of-The-Hague-rising.htm
With a population of 730,000, that works out to a murder rate of 2.2/100,000. For comparison, San Jose is one of the safest cities in the US. According to city-data.com, its murder rate for 2009 was 2.9/100,000.
By all means move to Amsterdam. We will be happier without you...and you will be safely surrounded with all of your drug-loving buddies.