Crime in Denmark
Crime in Denmark is combated by the Danish Police and other agencies.
By type
Murder
In 2018, Denmark had a murder rate of 0.8 per 100,000 population.[1] There were a total of 54 murders in Denmark in 2017.[1]
Corruption
According to the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 from Transparency International,[2] Denmark, together with Finland and New Zealand, is one of the world's most transparent countries. Transparency International's Global Corruption Barometer 2013 shows that the public does not consider corruption a major problem in Danish society, and bribes paid to access public benefits and services are virtually non-existent.[3]
Organised crime
The criminal biker gangs Bandidos, Satudarah MC, Gremium MC, Loyal To Familia, Black Army and Hells Angels are present in Denmark.[4]
In 2017, a gang war in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen culminated in multiple shooting incidents, which resulted in three deaths.[5]
By location
Glostrup, a blue-collar suburb in Copenhagen ranked as the most violent place in Denmark in 2009.[6] The place with the fewest instances of reported violence was Christiansø, a tiny island north east of Bornholm.[6]
Copenhagen
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.[7] Crime statistics revealed a 24 percent rise in reported break-ins and home robberies in the city since 2009.[7]
By ethnicity
At 4%, male migrants aged 15-64 with non-Western backgrounds had twice the conviction rate against the Danish Penal Code in 2018, compared to 2% for native born Danish men. In a given year, about 13% of all male descendants of non-Western migrants aged 17-24 are convicted against the penal code.[8]
Resumption of border checks
On 4 January 2016, Denmark temporarily resumed checks along its borders with Germany and Sweden, previously open under the EU's Schengen zone agreement.[9][10] The Danish government says the resumption of border checks is needed to help prevent cross-border crime, illegal immigration and drug trafficking.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ a b agt. "UNODC: Global Study on Homicide". Unodc.org. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Corruption Perception Index 2012". Transparency International. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Global Corruption Barometer 2013". Transparency International. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "YouTube". Youtube.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Bandekrig i Danmark". Politiken.dk. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ a b Copenhagen suburb tops crime stats Archived 2009-09-09 at the Wayback Machine. Cphpost.dk (2009-09-04). Retrieved on 2011-06-12.
- ^ a b Good news, bad news in crime statistics. Cphpost.dk (2011-05-27). Retrieved on 2011-06-12.
- ^ "GRAFIK Indvandrede og efterkommere halter efter etniske danskere". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ a b Alexander, Harriet. (2011-05-15) [1]. DR. Retrieved on 2016-01-04.
- ^ a b Miller, John W.. (2011-05-12) Denmark to Tighten Border Controls – WSJ.com. Online.wsj.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-12.