Crime in Amsterdam, Netherlands

As Evan says : Avoid the (relatively small) West part of Amsterdam and you will be fine.

We live here peacefully for almost 20 years, in the south.

The fatbike kids will need a moped like license in the coming years, that might fix things.

Considering it's a city of 800k+ inhabitants, quite safe. People look after each other here, compare that with Asia where nobody cares what happens to you, they just pass on like nothing happened. Seen that in China myself.

I was in Amsterdam for 4 days and it was a GREAT experience. That was my 2nd time there. I felt safe, people were nice and folks were just going about living their lives. I can see why one of my friends moved there. I'll be back soon.

Funny to read here people think it's a good idea to live below sea level and then when there's a flood I can say "You're literally asking for it."

I visited Amsterdam with my family and will NEVER go back. Just in one night there I saw all kinds of illegal activity. We were robbed of over $12,000 worth of camera and drone gear, we saw someone getting punched in the face repeatedly, the back window of our rental car was smashed in, public urination, people violating traffic laws. I felt incredibly unsafe there and not recommend it. The police were very unhelpful. They didn’t even want to deal with it and said reporting the robbery won’t really make a difference since they only investigate rape and murder. In other words, it sounds like they have their hands full of rape and murder cases—yet another reason to stay away.

You have to be stupid if you manage to get in trouble in Amsterdam, be street smart and you are more than fine.
One of Europes safest cities, nothing to be afraid of.

It is such a shame what's been happening to Amsterdam. I myself have dealt with a lot of sexual harassment in various areas and do not feel safe in Amsterdam anymore, and recently I was helping yet another woman who constantly deals with the same things - like me, it's almost always by certain types of immigrants. If she tries to speak up brainwashed bullies will also harass her, so she feels really alone. I hope I've provided enough resources to keep her from developing PTSD, but at this point the only thing she can really do is leave. Europe is done.

White female, 31 yrs old. Living in Amsterdam for 7 years now, safe and sound. Can't believe the negative bs people post here. It is a very busy town with lots to do, easy to meetup with new people and yes, for a big city it is very safe, compared to other major cities.

If you search for "sexual harassment in Amsterdam" you'll come across stats showing only part of the problem, because the reality is worse but we're not allowed to talk about it OR people, even women, will straight up deny it or will excuse the criminals because they're foreign.

The questions above worry about diversity but make no mention of women's safety because they do not care about what happens to us, reflecting perfectly the attitude of Dutch government and authorities alike, not to mention many Dutch people, too, including women, mind you!

If you're a woman in Amsterdam you need to be careful and if you're attractive you have to be VERY CAREFUL. The ones saying nothing ever happens to them must be unattractive or maybe they live and remain in fancy, all-white areas from where the criminals are kept out.

I'm a woman and have been victim to multiple crimes in Amsterdam, several women I know have, too, and men I know have, too. From sexual assault to burglary and armed robbery, the situation in Amsterdam has become unbelievable. It's like the government is working overtime to make this city a third world hell hole.

Amsterdam is no longer safe due to mass immigration. The city's a lot more like a north African ghetto than a European capital. It's sad and infuriating to see this and to know it's done on purpose.

Dude yesterday on 28. August 2021 at evening not even dark on Haarlemmerdijk street five african kids dressed like street ghetto kids, you know, standed infront of a house and a old woman went inside and two of them followed her!!! Three of them were standing outside watching. They realized we watched and one of then started whistling at us and yelling. We walked fast as possible because we realized what was going on but I hope nothing happened to her :(

I saw that a young guy (curly black hair, a light tan, I think a Morrocan) shoots another person in the chest. I was so afraid that I didn’t know what to do, so i just took a cap to my hotel.
It was at the west part of Amsterdam tho.