Burgernet in The Hague

Help track down suspects and missing people in The Hague. Sign up to become part of the crime-fighting Burgernet system.

What is Burgernet?

The Burgernet system enables the police and municipality to notify Hague residents when a crime is committed or a person is missing. The system is activated after a break-in or missing child is reported. Citizens participating in the Burgernet will get a voice or text message on their telephone with a request to be on the lookout a certain person or vehicle. Citizens are encouraged to use the system to inform the police if they witness anyone involved in the crime or the missing person.

Burgernet in The Hague

Scheveningen, Loosduinen, Segbroek and Leidschenveen-Ypenburg are the four city districts where the Burgernet system is active. The other districts will follow suit later this year.

SMS-Alert

Burgernet is the successor to SMS-Alert. This new system allows the police to send messages via the telephone (landline and mobile) and email. It therefore reaches a larger group of residents. SMS-Alert worked only with text messages.

Registration

You can register for Burgernet if you are 16 years and older. You can use the registration form to indicate how you would like to be notified: by telephone and/or SMS and/or email.

• You must live in either Scheveningen, Loosduinen, Segbroek or Leidschenveen-Ypenburg to register for Bugernet.
• If you live in another district of The Hague, Burgernet is not yet active there. You can, however, already register but you will first become a member of SMS-Alert. Once Burgernet becomes active in your part of the city, you will be automatically transferred to Burgernet.
• Are you already registered for SMS-Alert? You will then get a request to switch to the Burgernet system once it becomes active in your city district.

More information

You can find more information on Burgernet at www.burgernet.nl. You can also phone: (070) 424 33 94.