The safest neighbourhoods in Waterland

The safest neighbourhood in Waterland is Ringshemmen (9.9), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Waterland: 8 in the centre, 3 in the west and 2 in the north. These are mostly small areas: 11 of the 17 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.9 times as high. Of the 17 neighbourhoods in Waterland with a safety grade, 10 reach a 7.0 or higher. Waterland as a whole comes out at a 7.7, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.

In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Waterland lives, there are 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 12 in Havenbuurt en Kerkbuurt to 41 in 't Spil.

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