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Figures on violence against enforcement officers were incorrect, baton trial had flawed basis

Figures on violence against enforcement officers were incorrect, baton trial had flawed basis

The Amsterdam municipality has admitted that data regarding violence against city wardens was significantly overestimated due to a reporting error that misclassified non-applicable incidents as physical violence. These inflated figures were used to justify a pilot program equipping wardens with batons, though Mayor Femke Halsema maintains the program is still justifiable based on the actual incident rates.

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