Hi, I wanted to ask about the police here. I tried to ask for help yesterday, when we wanted to report a thief. I had to call 114 multiple times, because they were busy and asked me to call back… the third time when they asked me to call back again, I told them I’ve been told the same twice before. So they finally talk with me, and tell me they can’t do anything, because we didn’t see the person actually stealing & I have to report it online. We had the thief nearby for the whole time I tried to get a hold of them, but nothing.

I am from Eastern-Europe, where police gets paid less and isn’t as praised as here, but when I want to report something, they immediately do the paperwork and try to help. Why is it so different here? Do I really pay this high amount of tax to be told to report stuff online? Which, by the time I get home and get to sit down in front of my computer to actually report it, is a lost cause.

I am really not sure and been wondering, because this was my first experience here with police, and it was a bit upsetting. Especially the part when they ask me to call back, not even once haha.

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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/tinasdf at 2023-07-26 08:20:47+00:00.

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    cbhem at 2023-07-26 08:46:50+00:00 ID: jthyu2j

    Police here is understaffed and too busy tending to gang crime, border control and taking free time accumulated from said activities.

    In this country we have to accept not to bother the police with “simple crimes” and accept that it has become an issue between you and your insurance.

    If you live outside the capital and the few larger cities, accept that requesting police presence for anything other than an ongoing murder is not really possible.

    Try calling 114 at any odd hour (meaning not mon-fri between 9 and 16) and you will be told the nearest (and only) patrol car in your police precinct is 65 kms away).

    Policing in this country has become a joke to be honest and it’s no wonder this country has become a hotspot for “crime tourists”.