I have decided as to why I feel so safe in Utrecht (besides the fact that it actually is very safe here): Bicycles. It is a whole different experience to be walking or biking by yourself-- which, mind you, still usually means your surrounded by plenty of people doing exactly the same thing--and see a strange/scary/suspicious looking person on a bicycle than seeing that person roll down his/her car window and stare right at you. It's not exactly like you can be stuffed into the backseat of someone's bike. Eerie, I know. But enlightening nonetheless.