Performance of crime prevention and contraction actions by the Hellenic Police
The Hellenic Police is implementing a plan of special targeted actions with three main directions, aimed at preventing, deterring and combating crime, domestic violence and juvenile delinquency, as well as improving road safety for citizens.
Specifically, last week from 8 to 14 July 2024, to address the phenomenon of domestic violence, the services of the Hellenic Police, and in particular the operational Offices for Domestic Violence, which deal with the majority of incidents, were active.
In this context, police officers throughout the country responded to -865- calls to the Rapid Response call centre and -158- female victims were provided with the Panic Button application. In total, -571- incidents were handled, for which -341- arrests were made, while -14- victims were transported to structures in Hellenic Police vehicles and -23- victims to a coroner or hospital.
It is recalled that, with the care of the Hellenic Police, in the periphery of each Police Directorate throughout the country, one or more specially designed areas have been provided as "safe houses" for the short-term safe accommodation of women victims of domestic violence, as well as their family members, such as their minor children, who need protection.
Juvenile delinquency At the same time, in order to prevent and tackle juvenile delinquency and violence among minors, in order to enhance their sense of security and that of their parents, soft policing actions are carried out by trained female and male police officers in neighbourhoods, squares and places where young people gather and incidents have occurred.
Thus, throughout the territory, there have been: -6,203 checks on persons, -245 arrests, -123 arrests and -239 offences have been recorded. Road safety In the same direction, targeted police actions to combat crime and improve the level of road safety for citizens continue.
To this end, teams involving visible and invisible police officers from various services are active, taking into account local operational plans and focusing on areas and settlements where increased incidents of offences are observed.
In more detail, during the actions to combat crime throughout the country, from 8 to 14 July 2024, -444- special police operations were carried out, during which.943- persons, -4,736- were arrested and -2,016- were arrested. Also, indicatively -295- thefts - burglaries, -39- frauds, -45- motor vehicle thefts, -25- robberies, -13- computer frauds as well as -321- weapons cases and -321- drug cases were detected.
Furthermore, the traffic services carried out special patrols and targeted checks, especially in major urban centres, to tackle delinquent and dangerous-anti-social driving behaviours, with the aim of ensuring smooth and safe movement of citizens and safeguarding human life.
-133,202- vehicle traffic controls were carried out and -33,440- offences were recorded, for which the corresponding administrative fines were imposed. Indicatively, the offences recorded include: -11,147- for illegal parking, -6,040- for speeding, -2,484- for non-use of helmets, -1,847- for loss of driving licence, -1.092- for non-use of seat belt, -824- for MOT, -779- for drunk driving and -352- for using a mobile phone while driving. These targeted actions will continue with undiminished intensity to improve the level of road safety, to prevent and suppress crime, to provide the best possible protection for victims of domestic violence and to ensure that no child feels unprotected and alone.
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