The crime rate in Amsterdam actually fell in 2009, when Labour leader Job Cohen was mayor, the AD reports on Friday.

The paper’s annual crime monitor shows a 8% drop in reports for 10 common types of crime.
For example, muggings were down 17% and vandalism by 25%, the paper says. Thefts from cars and pickpocketing also fell.
There was, however, an increase in robberies, burglary and threatening behaviour.