The police’s staff shortages are proving to be persistent. The force hoped to be back to full strength in 2025, but now the police expect to still be 1,500 police officers short in 2027, NOS reports based on data provided by the police. The staff shortages span from the basic teams of police on the street to the criminal investigation department, the information departments, and some specialist services.
In the past six months, police officers reported 30 incidents of racism or discrimination by their colleagues. The reports mostly came from senior officers, made to the national anti-racism coordinator the police appointed last year, NRC reports.