Amsterdam little safer, despite increasing robberies

Gepubliceerd op 12 februari 2016 om 15:34

Street robberies and burglaries there were in Amsterdam last year much less space, the number of liquidations decreased. Pickpockets and robbers saw more precisely their chance to strike.

72f2cf55f5a4c5d94c5b25a7957bc3fd-1455276346-3.jpgThis was Friday during the presentation of safety figures in the city. Mayor Van der Laan counts his blessings, but is certainly not going to sit back satisfied. "We are clearly moving in the right direction. The city is doing well. She is not only built on stilts, but also shock: there is a lot of resistance and resilience in Amsterdam, "said the mayor.

LESS SLIPS
The number of liquidations decreased in 2015 because the drug conflict in Antwerp, where many incidents were associated with it, according to the chief seems to be over. Moreover, the police puts a lot of time in preventing statements within the criminal underworld. So when coffee houses are where many criminals gather additional checks performed. This is reflected in the figures: where previous years, an average of ten killings took place every year, this is now reduced to six settlements in the city.

RAID REDUCING
According to Van der Laan will pay cash accelerated abolished CFP buses, so after the series of attacks on drivers. Initially it 'pin-only only be introduced in 2018, it has now been brought forward to 31 December this year.

Source: http://www.metronieuws.nl/ by Ellen of Bolderen Photo: Reuters

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