City Travel Stats

Rotterdam

Netherlands · Europe

82Safety indexLower concern
2US flagU.S. State DeptLevel 2 · Increased caution
2CA flagGlobal Affairs CanadaLevel 2 · Increased caution
1GB flagUK FCDOLevel 1 · Normal precautions
1AU flagSmartraveller (AU)Level 1 · Normal precautions
5/5metric categories covered
Open comparison
51.92°, 4.48°
Regional locator · ring ≈ the figure's geographic unit

The safety picture

A plain-language read of the sourced figures below

Rotterdam scores 82 out of 100 in our index, roughly mid-pack among the cities we rank.

The homicide rate is 2 per 100,000, about 1.3 times the median we track; it covers the municipality and pools more than one year rather than a single reference year, so read it loosely. Robbery is recorded at 63.2 per 100,000, a municipality figure derived from a count, and as police data it undercounts the true level. The governments we track do not agree on framing: the US and Canada put the Netherlands at their second advisory level, increased caution, while the UK and Australia hold it at their lowest. A city survey found 73.1% of residents feel safe walking alone after dark, which lines up with the modest crime numbers.

Safety dimensions

Larger area = more concern
Violent crimeRobbery & theftTravel advisory
Violent crime4
Robbery & theft11
Travel advisory33
The radar shows the three sourced, comparable risk measures (homicide, robbery, the strictest travel-advisory level). Tourist petty-crime signals are a different kind of measure — how often advisories mention them — so they are shown as rows under Tourist-specific incidents, not as radar axes.

Homicide / general violence

Intentional homicides (per 100,000)
2/100k
Five-year pooled figure (2020–2024): the rate is the 2020–2024 average annual victims per 100,000, and the count is the 2020–2024 total. CBS pools the three largest cities over five years to stabilise small annual numbers — do not read it as a single-year (2024) rate.
Figure is for Rotterdam (municipality), wider than Rotterdam itself.

Primary source: CBS (Statistics Netherlands) — Slachtoffers moord en doodslag 2024 (maatwerk)

Where this sits on the scaleGuarded
01·3·8·20·40 /100k
Among tracked citiessafer than 43% of tracked cities
2/100k
0/100k safest101.2/100k

Robbery (police-recorded)

Robbery (per 100,000)
63.2/100k
Police-recorded robbery (straatroof + overval) undercounts true incidence — a share of robberies go unreported. Read this as recorded robbery, not total robbery.
Figure is for Rotterdam (municipality), wider than Rotterdam itself.
Rate computed by project-atlas: 424 (count, 2024) ÷ 670610 population (CBS — Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand (37230ned), 2024) × 100k.

Primary source: Politie / CBS — Geregistreerde misdrijven; soort misdrijf, gemeente (table 47013NED)

Where this sits on the scaleGuarded
040·120·250·400·600 /100k
Among tracked citiessafer than 55% of tracked cities
63.2/100k
0.4/100k safest3097.8/100k

Travel advisories

U.S. State Department
2US flagU.S. State DeptLevel 2 · Increased caution

Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Netherlands Travel Advisory

Global Affairs Canada
2CA flagGlobal Affairs CanadaLevel 2 · Increased caution

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Netherlands Travel Advice and Advisories

UK FCDO
1GB flagUK FCDOLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: UK FCDO — Netherlands travel advice

Smartraveller (Australia)
1AU flagSmartraveller (AU)Level 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: Australian Government (DFAT Smartraveller) — Netherlands travel advice

Perceived safety

How safe people say they feel, from official population surveys — a separate signal, not part of the Safety Index.
Feel safe walking alone at night
City survey
73.1%feel safe
Netherlands average · 78%
73.1% of people surveyed · Rotterdam · 2023
% feeling safe = Eurostat "strongly agree" (24.1%) + "somewhat agree" (49%); both are shares of the same respondents (base includes "don't know").

Primary source: Eurostat — Quality of Life in European Cities (Flash Eurobarometer, DG REGIO)

Report crime, violence or vandalism in their area
National survey
16.7%report a problem
16.7% of people surveyed · Netherlands · 2023
Survey figure is for Netherlands (country), wider than Rotterdam itself.

Primary source: Eurostat — Crime, violence or vandalism in the area (EU-SILC)

Tourist-specific incidents

How often government travel advisories mention each — a source-consensus signal, not a risk rate.
Pickpocketing & petty theft in travel advisories
3 of 3 advisories mention this
project-atlas count: 3 of 3 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Netherlands travel advice (Safety and security)

Scams & fraud in travel advisories
3 of 3 advisories mention this
project-atlas count: 3 of 3 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Netherlands travel advice (Safety and security)