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Organised crime in Pakistan includes fraud, racketeering, drug trafficking, smuggling, money laundering, extortion, ransom, political violence, etc. Terrorist attacks became common during the 2000s, especially in North-West Frontier Province, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Balochistan, Karachi and Lahore.
As of 2011, Greece has seen an increase in property-related crime, thought to be linked to the worsening of economic conditions. [9] Robberies, ranging from street muggings to bank hold-ups and house burglaries, totaled about 80,000 in 2009, up from about 50,000 in 2005. [9]
In 2018, Bulgaria had a murder rate of 1.8 per 100,000 population. There were a total of 155 murders in Bulgaria in 2016. [3]Contract killings aimed towards bosses of organized crime groups was a problem but mostly decreased following the arrest of five “Killers” gang members starting in 2010.
No significant effects are found for property crime. The effect of legalized abortion reported by Donohue and Levitt (2001) is largely unaffected, so that abortion accounts for a 29% decline in violent crime (elasticity 0.23), and similar declines in murder and property crime.
Crime in South Africa includes all violent and non-violent crimes that take place in the country of South Africa, or otherwise within its jurisdiction. When compared to other countries South Africa has notably high rates of violent crime [7] [8] and has a reputation for consistently having one of the highest murder rates in the world.
Crime in Alaska has attracted significant attention, both within the state and nationally, due to its unique challenges and higher crime rates compared to the rest of the United States. [1] A sparsely populated state with vast wilderness areas, Alaska poses particular difficulties for law enforcement and social service agencies.
Crime statistics for Copenhagen in 2011 revealed a 26 percent drop in arrests for violent threats and attacks and a 22 percent drop in drug-related arrests since 2009. [12] Crime statistics revealed a 24 percent rise in reported break-ins and home robberies in the city since 2009.
He argued that although police work is crucial to crime prevention, police authority is not enough to maintain a safe and crime-free city. People in the community help with crime prevention. People in the community help with crime prevention.