In the first half of the year, there have already been three body searches in Zaandam, but due to the extension of one year, this number could rise considerably. It concerns actions in the center, the Russian neighborhood and the Poelenburg district. Mayor Jan Hamming: “The number of gun incidents in the municipality is far too large.”
Zaanstad is already taking preventive frisking since 2018 in. This was in response to shootings, dozens of gun threats and five attempted murders. With the preventive frisking, the Municipality of Zaanstad hopes that there will be fewer weapons on the street.
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21 weapons
In the first six months, 508 people and 310 vehicles were checked. According to the municipality, 21 weapons were found here, 19 of which were stabbing weapons. This yield shows a possible increase. In 2019, an average of 1 weapon was found per 41 persons checked, in 2022 the police will find an average of 1 weapon per 24 persons checked.
In 2020 NH Nieuws was part of one of the searches. View the report here. Text continues below the video
In addition to preventive frisking, Zaanstad also locker check and an annual arms surrender deployed. Mayor Jan Hamming says: “I want us to do everything to make our streets safer and to oppose gun ownership and violence.”
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Preventive frisking is not only used in the municipality, but in 2020 a knife ban deployed. This allows the police to seize knives or melee weapons that are not prohibited by law. There is also the option of imposing a penalty of EUR 2,500.