A total of 927 calls from all over the country to domestic violence received the Ação Imediata call center last week, from July 15th to 21st.
Police officers managed 534 incidents, of which 338 arrests were made, while 9 victims were transported to structures with police vehicles. Greek Police and 17 victims at a coroner’s office or hospital.
184 female victims received the Panic Button application from the Domestic Violence Response Operational Offices, which deal with the majority of incidents.
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 which function as “safe houses”, for the safe short-term accommodation of women victims of domestic violence, as well as members of their family, such as minor children, who require protection.
Juvenile delinquency and violence
At the same time, for its prevention and treatment juvenile delinquency it’s her violence among minorswith the aim of reinforcing the feeling of security for 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.
In this context, from 15 to 21 July 2024, 5,969 checks on people, 213 arrests, 136 detentions were carried out throughout the territory, while 216 violations were confirmed.
Adult delinquency
In the same direction, police actions aimed at dealing with adult crime continue.
For this reason, the units operate 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 are increases in crime incidents.
In more detail, across the country, from 15 to 21 July 2024, 478 special police operations were carried out, during which 109,226 people were controlled, 4,592 were detained and 1,954 were arrested.
As an indication, 207 thefts – break-ins, 45 frauds, 43 vehicle thefts, 19 robberies, 11 computer frauds were solved, as well as 309 weapons cases and 260 drug cases.
Road safety
In addition, traffic services have carried out special outings and specific controls, especially in large urban centres, to deal with delinquent and dangerous-antisocial driving behaviour, with the aim of smooth and safe movement of citizens and the safeguarding of human life.
131,852 vehicle traffic inspections were carried out and 31,207 infractions were found, for which the corresponding administrative fines were applied.
Indicatively, the violations confirmed, among others, concerns:
- 10,049 for illegal parking
- 5,761 for speeding
- 2,361 for not wearing a helmet
- 1,587 for deprivation of driver’s license
- 1,133 for not wearing a seat belt
- 672 to KTEO
- 680 for drunkenness and
- 270 for using a cell phone while driving.
According to THE GREEK POLICE.These specific actions will continue with unchanged intensity to improve the level of road safety, prevent and suppress crime, provide the best possible protection to victims of domestic violence, but also to ensure that no child feels alone and unprotected.