Crime in the Czech Republic is combated by the Czech Police

Law enforcement in the Czech Republic

Policing in the Czech Republic is the responsibility of the Police of the Czech Republic.- Organisation :Among the departments in the force are the order police service, the criminal police service, the traffic police service, the administration activity service, the Safety service, the service for...

 and other agencies.

General

In 2009, there were approximately 330,000 crimes committed in the Czech Republic. The number of murders fell from 202 in 2008 to 181 in 2009. The U.S. Department of State rates the Czech Republic as a ‘low’ crime threat location.

Car thefts and break-ins are common in the Czech Republic, especially in major cities. Pick pocketing is a large problem in the Czech Republic, particularly in crowded tourist spots.

Roma

Roma make 2-3% of population in the Czech Republic. According to Říčan (1998), Roma make up more than 60% of Czech prisoners and about 20-30% earn their livelihood in illegal ways, such as prostitution, trafficking and other property crimes.

Corruption

Political corruption

Political corruption

Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by...

 (especially bribery

Bribery

Bribery, a form of corruption, is an act implying money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient. Bribery constitutes a crime and is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or...

) and theft

Theft

In common usage, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting and fraud...

 are one of the most severe issues in the Czech Republic. Group of States Against Corruption

Group of States Against Corruption

The Group of States against Corruption , the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption monitoring body with its Headquarters in Strasbourg ,...

 mainly criticises the lack of pro-active monitoring of the financing and states that an effective supervisory mechanism is missing.

A survey of Transparency International

Transparency International

Transparency International is a non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development. It publishes an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, a comparative listing of corruption worldwide...

 in 2009 showed that fever than 1 in 10 respondents find the anti-corruption efforts of their government effective. In 2010, 44% of people answered that the corruption increased.

See also

• Law enforcement in the Czech Republic
  Law enforcement in the Czech Republic
  Policing in the Czech Republic is the responsibility of the Police of the Czech Republic.- Organisation :Among the departments in the force are the order police service, the criminal police service, the traffic police service, the administration activity service, the Safety service, the service for...
  
  
• Human trafficking in the Czech Republic
  Human trafficking in the Czech Republic
  The Czech Republic is a source, transit, and destination country for women who are subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced prostitution and a source, transit, and destination country for men and women who are in conditions of forced labor...