Safety and its opposite, fear of crime, are two important and central issues in crime prevention efforts. Recent years have brought a significant increase in the number of studies...
In Denmark robbery is considered a very serious crime as it contains elements of both enrichment and violence or coercion. The maximum penalty for robbery is thus also considerably...
In Denmark, between 360 and 475 rapes are reported annually. In addition to this are the unreported figures. Annually, it is estimated that about 2600 more incidents of rape or...
Safety from crime is an important part of the overall safe society definition. In Lithuania the term "feeling of safety" is more common than the term "fear of crime". It combines...
According to Lithuanian penal law, the robbery is particular major crime described as unlawful activity against property belonging to other person by use of violence or threats...
Sexual crime constitute a small part of all reported crimes, but by their nature as well as other violent crimes they are very dangerous, create the atmosphere of fear, insecurity...
Vehicle crime was quite significant problem in Lithuania during years 1999-2004. Since that period a number of crimes have been constantly decreasing. The policy aimed to tackle...
Measuring public perceptions of safety The Veiligheidsmonitor Rijk 2007 [Government Security Monitor 2007, only in Dutch] measures both objective and perceived safety. Objective...
VEHICLE CRIME Criminality of car stealing after 1989 has become the focus of attention not only of the police, criminologists and investigators, but also the entire society and...
Within the meaning of the Slovak Criminal Act the criminal act of robbery, the characteristics of which are referred to in section 188, is considered to have taken place if the...