Amsterdam - Post Report Question and Answers

Are there personal security concerns to be aware of at this post? Please describe.

Nothing that you wouldn't expect in any U.S. metropolitan area or other European capital. Unattended (or not properly locked) bikes will be stolen; pickpockets are active in the city center and on public transport especially during holidays and heavy tourist periods. Our car window was smashed in a mall parking lot in an act of vandalism or attempted theft and we had a wallet lifted from a bag in a cafe. - Oct 2014


Very little, in comparison to other world cities. - Jun 2014


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