Nearly 200 armed robberies per year, Police Inspectorate details

The target of the ʹmasks has been bank-commercial filters, sports cassions, oil derivative pumps, markets, private homes and random passersby.

According to a police inspection report, the number of armed robberies has increased, where Pristina and Peja have recorded the largest number of cases.

While, the decline in the number of robberies is in Gjakova and South Mitrovica. According to this report, of the 297 robberies that took place in 2018, 199 were armed.

“According to provided data, during 2018 robberies and armed robberies have scored a country level of 2% for 0.5%, respectively.

DDRP-Pristina has counted the largest number of armed robbery (59% of the total number of armed robberys at the country's 2017-2018 level, respectively.

Raised cases of armed robbery has marked DDRP-Gnjilan and DPS-Peje, with 50% each, as well as DDRP-Pristina at 8%. Most DPS have seen a decline in the number of cases of armed robbery. The biggest decline in gun robbery cases, expressed in percentages, has been noted DDRP- Mitrovica Northy with 83%, DRUP-Gravo with 40%, DDRP- Mitrovica South with 28%, DDRP- Prizren with 27% and DDRP- Ferizaj with 21%”, says this IPK report.

Details have also been provided in this report on the locations and days when these robberies occurred.

Pristina turns out to be more prone to robbery, where large numbers of people, businesses, banks, microfinance institutions, fortune-game bookies, gas stations and marketing are concentrated.

The Department of Inspection has also done an analysis in the areas where these robberies occurred.

According to them, in 2018, 59% of armed robbery occurred in Ubran areas, while 41% in rural areas. As for the timing of the event, 28% of the robberies occurred at 2:00-04 a.m. and so on.

The largest number of cases have occurred during days, Monday and Sunday, during which the days during which they have occurred about half the time, while the weekday during which a small number of cases of robbery have been recorded is Wednesday, it broadcasts the Index.

“According to data provided by Regional Investigation Sectors in charge of the robbery investigation, including armed robbery, the worst months in charge of armed robbery cases in 2018 to the country appear to be August and September with 14% of all cases of armed robbery, while months with the lowest number of armed robbery are months, February, April and May, three months are represented by 6% each of the total armed robbery <1x>, the inspection report said.

The most expensive points have been gas stations, banks micro-finance institutions, casinos, residential houses, sports bookings, drugs, railroad streets, parking lots, shops/supermarkets, jewelry, commercial offices, hotels 50 restaurants, etc.

While, the country's non-membership in Interpol has been assessed as a major obstacle to exchanging information on re-oriented persons who in various countries have criminal past.

In all controlled plans, the risk assessment from armed robbery has been estimated at the average high rate.

The average response time at the site for urban areas is estimated to be 15 minutes maximum, while for the rural area at a maximum of 30 minutes. Below, look at the sign of the police's reaction to these cases.

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, within the European Union the highest rate of robbery in 2016 for 100,000 inhabitants has been France, whereas lower Slovakia (153, respectively, had 10 robberies per 100,000 inhabitants).

Serbia-Montenegro has had a rate of 27, 20 robberies per 100,000 residents respectively, while there has been no such measurements for Kosovo.