The official currency of Aruba is the Aruban florin (Afl), which is divided into 100 cents. The silver Florin coins are divided into denominations of 5, 10, 50 cents, and one florin. American dollars are readily accepted everywhere on the island.
Of the 49,851 officers who were assaulted in 2013, 14,565 (29.2 percent) sustained injuries. 31.0 percent of the officers who were attacked with personal weapons (e.g., hands, fists, or feet) suffered injuries. 14.6 percent of the officers who were assaulted with knives or other cutting instruments were injured.
Estimates of how many of the cityâs 35,000 officers use fake badges vary from several thousand to several hundred â roughly 25 officers are disciplined each year for using them â but the practice has become more sensitive since 9/11 and the heightened concern about police impersonation.