Wild readers public: Savukoski, Finland the worst situation, the police will come help 71 minutes – rural areas for better services 53 million

police board has released the police surveillance and alert functions of the report.

according to the Report, police arrived at last in place for less than ten minutes 70% of the emergency alarm tasks.

the Differences are regionally, however, large. Faster urgent alarm tasks was handled in Helsinki, where the police arrived at the scene on average in five minutes. Urgent tasks in Helsinki was 9 200.

the Slower the police get to the scene Savukoski, where the time averaged 71 minutes. There the most pressing emergency tasks last year was four.

Nationwide target time was 10 minutes. Finns in the range of approximately 80 per cent live in the area, where the police reached the goal.

– the Waiting time is long and it's comforting Savukoski, said the report made the Oulu police department deputy chief Arto Karnaranta .

56 municipalities, the police response time was over 40 minutes. Municipalities, which have a long alarm time, vary from year to year. Karnarannan according to help of course, even these locations will, if there is a big emergency, but it will have to wait.

– rural areas for better services to be 53 million euros. This is big money, in practice, one medium size police department in the budget, said Karnaranta.

in His opinion, the objectives should be defined in a new way. He stressed that the increased police activities have social value choices.

police number of stations is declining

Karnarannan according to the police station the network will be reduced in the future. For smaller stations it is difficult to get police officers to work and they are falling apart.

police stations, a reduction could, according to him to replace the part by using the new technology.

the drones have to get a picture and sound connection and can first aid to get to the scene. This could also be better equipped for the task.

the alarm functions of the majority of urban areas, so the patrols to move them to sparsely populated areas not Karnarannan opinion, not likely.

Police force Seppo Kolehmainen said that the interior ministry decided to the police station from the network. Part of the station is currently on a break places.

We can't do it's own decisions affect.

the Police no longer go always on the scene

Karnarannan according to the way to take care of police duties has changed. The police don't go anymore for all the alarm make the place as fast as in the past and not necessarily at all.

– don't Always go to the scene, but this is done for example by giving advice on the phone.

Karnarannan according to the field director it is difficult to decide whether a patrol to the scene or not.

Karnarannan according to such cases is to make only two complaints. In these cases, the police found not to have acted wrong.

the Police operating environment is changing all the time more demanding, said police director general Kolehmainen.

All the time you have to prioritize, and to set tasks in order of importance. Worrying is the fact that if we can stay on citizens ' needs to serve. But here the situation is not better been able.

Kolehmainen, according to the police activity now costs the citizens towards the 40 cents a day.

Police chief: No intention to scare

the Police in the right amounts is Kolehmainen, according to the difficult to say. He recalls that the parliamentary administration committee has estimated that Finland would need at least 7 850 police officers. This would improve Kolehmainen, according to police performance greatly.

– I would like To secure police services equitably throughout the kingdom, also in sparsely populated areas.

the Police response time in the future is currently being considered in a separate working group. The report was completed in march.

Kolehmainen, according to the police wants to give people a clear message about what the police is capable of. The purpose is not to scare.

the hairy wrist of the study resulted in 50 recommendations, how the police activity has to be developed and what development should take into account..

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