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According to the World Bank, The Netherlands are the 23rd country in the world with the lowest organized crime: https://tcdata360.worldbank.org/indicators/h303
by stiller 5y ago
According to the World Bank, The Netherlands are the 23rd country in the world with the lowest organized crime:
https://tcdata360.worldbank.org/indicators/h3031de56?indicator=678&viz=choropleth&years=2017&compareBy=region https://tcdata360.worldbank.org/indicators/h3031de56?indicat...
They are tied with Switzerland with the 27th lowest homicide rate in the world:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate#By_country,_region,_or_dependent_territory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intention...
- jacquesm 5y agoFair enough, but that's also a function of the fact that NL is a huge transshipment point and the gangs here try very hard to lay low to avoid attracting attention to their activities. Meanwhile, a dutch fruitcompany (https://www.bd.nl/bommelerwaard/fruithandel-de-groot-doelwit-van-criminelen-na-onderschepping-400-kilo-coke-afpersers-dreigden-met-liquidatie~a4e008e8/ https://www.bd.nl/bommelerwaard/fruithandel-de-groot-doelwit...) and its employees are attacked regularly because a load of drugs was caught in transit.
- zqna 5y agoI'm afraid there is a tendency to underreport crime in Netherlands. Mainly because the police and legal system seem not to be very effective. So, the statistics can be misleading.