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.
Despite the impact of these incidents and the many efforts we have all. taken over the years to prevent them, last year saw an unprecedented spike in line-of-. duty deaths, totaling 177, and in particular the number of officers killed by felonious. assault, reaching 72 by the end of the year.