A third of Riga residents would not know how to report suspicious activity, study finds
A University of Latvia study suggests a third of Riga residents do not know how to report suspicious activity properly. Another 37% are unsure that reporting would be worthwhile.
Researchers at the University of Latvia (LU) have found that about a third of Riga residents might not report suspicious activity because they do not know how to do it properly. The data come from the societal resilience research group at the LU Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences. The findings matter as the country's leadership urges vigilance ahead of the Saeima (parliament) elections.
The president's appeal
Before the Saeima elections, President Edgars Rinkēvičs used social media to call on the public to report suspicious activity.
What the study shows
The study data point to a problem: a third of Riga residents would not know how to report correctly in such a situation. A further 37% are not sure that such reporting would be worthwhile.
These are two of the three main reasons why residents would prefer not to report suspicious activity if they noticed it. The source does not name the third reason.
