In the week of June 17 to 23, 2023, 960 calls were answered to the Immediate Action call center to deal with the phenomenon of domestic violence your services Greek Policeand especially the operational Domestic Violence Handling Offices, which deal with the majority of incidents.
Awarded to 135 women victims of the Panic Button application, with a total of 516 incidents being handled, of which 347 arrests were made. At the same time, 9 victims were transported to facilities in Greek police vehicles and 31 victims to a coroner or hospital.
It is recalled that, with the care of the Greek Police, in the region of each Police Directorate throughout the territory, one or more specially designed areas have been secured that function as “safe houses”, for the safe short-term accommodation of female victims of domestic violence, as well as members of their family, such as minor children, who need protection.
Juvenile delinquency and violence
At the same time, for its prevention and treatment juvenile delinquency it’s her violence between minorswith the aim of reinforcing the feeling of security of themselves and their parents, soft policing actions are implemented, by trained female and male police officers, in neighborhoods, squares and places where young people gather and where incidents have occurred.
Thus, across the entire territory, 6,270 checks were carried out, 273 arrests and 118 detentions were made, while 251 violations were confirmed.
Adult delinquency
In the same direction, police actions aimed at combating crime continue.
For this reason, the units act with the participation of visible and invisible police officers, from various Services, taking into account local operational plans and placing emphasis on areas and clusters where there is an increase in delinquency incidents.
In more detail, during actions to combat crime across the country, from June 17 to 23, 2024, 1,045 special police operations were carried out, during which 107,704 people were controlled, 4,406 were arrested and
1,786 were arrested.
As an indication, 316 thefts were solved – break-ins, 39 frauds, 34 wheeled vehicle thefts, 27 robberies, 6 computer frauds, as well as 545 weapons cases and 260 drug-related cases.
The police
Furthermore, the Traffic services carried out special departures and targeted controls, especially in large urban centers, to combat delinquent and dangerous-anti-social driving behavior, with the aim of ensuring the smooth and safe movement of citizens and safeguarding lives. human.
134,335 vehicle traffic inspections were carried out and 35,244 infractions were found, for which the corresponding administrative fines were imposed.
The violations confirmed, among others, concerns:
- 11,001 for illegal parking
- 6,051 for speeding
- 3,021 for not wearing a helmet
- 1,948 for deprivation of driver’s license
- 1,262 for not wearing a seat belt
- 907 for KTEO
- 879 for drunkenness and
- 625 for using a cell phone while driving.
According to EL.AS., these specific actions will continue with unchanged intensity to improve the level road safetythe prevention and repression of crime, the best possible protection for victims of domestic violence, but also “so that no child feels alone and unprotected”.