On Aug 9, 6:40 am, d4g...@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
(*)) wrote:
> Martin wrote:
> > On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:17:43 +0100, d4g...@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
> > chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> > >Martin wrote:
>
> > >> On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 10:57:40 +0100, d4g...@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
> > >> chancellor (*)) wrote:
> []
> > >Do you have any information on the number of tourists who are victims of
> > >violent crime in the Hague, or NL? It's probably extremely low, as it is
> > >in most places.
>
> > How do you know it is seriously low in most places?
>
> Violent crime against tourists in Europe is extremely low. That's well
> known, and all I'm talking about.
>
> > I see plenty of reports of tourists being robbed in Leiden. Both my wife,
> > my son and daughter have been robbed, in A'dam, Leiden and in the Hague.
> > All three have been robbed several times, but what do we know we just live
> > here and read the local newspapers.
>
> I'm not arguing that crime doesn't happen, but that it doesn't often
> happen to tourists. Sure, you'll be reading reports of tourists being
> crime victims in local media that wouldn't make it here. FWIW, the FCO
> advice, ridiculously, mentions terrorism first, but goes on:
The only cities in Western Europe where crime against tourists is a
real concern are Barcelona, Rome and Naples. Everywhere else it is
practically a non-issue.
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