Crime in Romania

A Romanian policeman outside the National Theatre in Bucharest.

Crime in Romania is combated by the Romanian Police and other agencies.

Crime by type

Murder

In 2012, Romania had a murder rate of 1.7 per 100,000 population.[1] There were a total of 378 murders in Romania in 2012.[1]

Crime against tourists

The United States Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security stated in 2010 that: "Most crimes against visitors are limited to crimes of opportunity. Travelers should be aware of scams involving individuals posing as plainclothes police officers; approaches of “quick friendship” at train/subway stations; and pick-pocketing in crowded areas."[2] "Historically, panhandlers – often groups of children - can be very aggressive and have resorted to grabbing/tearing clothing in their efforts to distract and steal from their target."[2]

Corruption

Main article: Corruption in Romania

Due to Romania's entry into the EU, Romania has been forced to improve transparency and accountability in the public sector. However, citizens and businesses still consider the government's reform weak and slow due to poor implementation of laws on transparency of information and decision-making process. The EU Commission's latest Cooperation and Verification Mechanism report has however lauded the National Anticorruption Directorate and various other agencies in improving the fight against corruption, which has recently brought a number of high-profile convictions ranging from a former prime minister and parliamentarians to mayors and businessmen.[3]

Domestic violence

Further information: Domestic violence in Romania

In the 2010 Eurobarometer poll on violence against women, 39% of Romanian respondents said that they thought DV in their country was "very common", 45% "fairly common", 8% "not very common", 0% "not at all common", and 8% did not know/did not answer.[4] Victim blaming attitudes are common in Romania. In a 2013 Romanian survey, 30.9% of respondents agreed with the assertion that "women are sometimes beaten due to their own fault".[5] In the 2010 Eurobarometer survey, 58% of Romanians agreed that the "provocative behaviour of women" was a cause of violence against women.[4]

By location

Bucharest

Main article: Crime in Bucharest

Crime in Bucharest is quite low in comparison to other European capital cities, with the number of total offences declining by 51% between 2000 and 2004,[6] and by 7% between 2012 and 2013.[7] Violent and organised crime is quite low (16% of total crimes committed).[7] Petty crime and institutional corruption are more widespread.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Global Study on Homicide. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Romania 2010 Crime & Safety Report, OSAC.Gov. Retrieved June 2011
  3. ↑ http://ec.europa.eu/cvm/docs/com_2014_37_en.pdf
  4. 1 2 http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_344_en.pdf
  5. ↑ INSCOP. "AUGUST 2013:VIOLENŢA ÎN FAMILIE (I) | INSCOP". Inscop.ro. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  6. ↑ Bucharest Crime Statistics 2000-2004, Bucharest Directorate-General of Police (please see the archived version)
  7. 1 2 3 http://b.politiaromana.ro/pdf/bilant/Bilant%20DGPMB-2013.pdf
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