Saturday, 23 November 2013 - 15:39
More burglaries A'dam, younger burglars
The number of burglaries in Amsterdam increased exponentially this year, and may reach eight thousand in 2013, which is an increase of fifteen percent, compared to last year.Many burglars are (very) young, and commit crimes in their own neighborhood surprisingly often.
The surge in crime can no doubt be accredited to the crisis. The police strategy to address robberies seems to also contribute to criminals shifting their focus to the classic housebreaking. From interrogations the police learned that the former robber now often switches to burglary, according to Commissioner Pim Jansonius, head of the team that fights crimes with serious consequences for the victims.
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Flickr The 'top 600' of the criminals, who commit crimes of high impact, such as robberies, street robberies, and burglaries, tend to choose the quickest and easiest way to the money. It doesn't make a difference to them what crime they have to commit. Police are preparing to launch large-scale campaigns to reduce burglaries, especially around the holidays. 650 police officers will be deployed additionally during the so-called 'Dark Days Offensive'. Traditionally, North, West and New West are the districts hardest hit by burglars. Many burglars prefer to stay in a radius of one kilometer from their house, because they are familiar with the area and can make a quick escape. The neighborhood of choice in North seems to be de Banne, in New West it is the Dichtersbuurt, the Burgemeestersbuurt, the Oostoeverbuurt, and and Nieuw-Sloten. In Amstelveen, which counted seven hundred burglaries in September alone, burglaries are committed by outsiders. The city is almost entirely on the motorway. Eastern Europeans are attracted by the more expensive homes, and do a quick in-and-out. Although most burglars are in the age group 18 to 24 years (forty percent), the perpetrators are increasingly younger. Eighteen percent of burglars this year was between 12 and 17 years.
Eastlake Times, author unknown,
Flickr The 'top 600' of the criminals, who commit crimes of high impact, such as robberies, street robberies, and burglaries, tend to choose the quickest and easiest way to the money. It doesn't make a difference to them what crime they have to commit. Police are preparing to launch large-scale campaigns to reduce burglaries, especially around the holidays. 650 police officers will be deployed additionally during the so-called 'Dark Days Offensive'. Traditionally, North, West and New West are the districts hardest hit by burglars. Many burglars prefer to stay in a radius of one kilometer from their house, because they are familiar with the area and can make a quick escape. The neighborhood of choice in North seems to be de Banne, in New West it is the Dichtersbuurt, the Burgemeestersbuurt, the Oostoeverbuurt, and and Nieuw-Sloten. In Amstelveen, which counted seven hundred burglaries in September alone, burglaries are committed by outsiders. The city is almost entirely on the motorway. Eastern Europeans are attracted by the more expensive homes, and do a quick in-and-out. Although most burglars are in the age group 18 to 24 years (forty percent), the perpetrators are increasingly younger. Eighteen percent of burglars this year was between 12 and 17 years.
