Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Amsterdam: Police Passive about 65% of Citizen Complaints


The Amsterdam police undertake no investigations into 65% of the complaints of citizens. The municipality answered this to questions of Municipal Council Member Laurens Ivens of the Socialist Party. The police claims that the figure gives a wrong impression as for thefts the percentage not dealt with is 94% while for physical abuse it is 30%. The Amsterdam police is short of 135 detectives.
www.parool.nl/parool/nl/4/AMSTERDAM/article/detail/1016017/2010/09/23/Meeste-aangiften-in-Amsterdam-blijven-liggen.dhtml

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