Crime and foreigners in Poland

Kujawsko – Pomorskie Centrum Edukacji NauczycieliElżbieta Pryłowska - Nowak

• Data on foreigners suspected of committing crimes in Poland and the injured foreigners on Polish territory from the website of the police.

• They are located in the part called: Selected statistics.

• The data presented are selected and concern the years 2004, 2006 and 2009.

Foreigners suspected of committing crimes in Poland

Country 2004 2006 2009

Armenia 324 209 86

Białoruś 656 361 142

Bułgaria 74 49 103

Czechy 50 34 61

Gruzja 32 48 62

Litwa 194 139 139

Niemcy 303 213 164

Rosja 191 166 180

Rumunia 55 61 134

Słowacja 23 33 49

Ukraina 1404 658 459

Wietnam 59 61 33

Foreigners suspected of committing crimes in Poland

Foreigners suspected of committing crimes in Poland.

• Foreigners suspected of committing crimes in Poland come from countries neighboring Poland. Of this group, the most suspicion was directed to citizens of Ukraine and Belarus. Criminal suspects were also citizens of Armenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Vietnam.

• Number of people suspected of crimes from Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Vietnam strongly decreases.

• The number of suspected criminals from Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, slightly increased.

Foreigners injured on Polish territory

2004 2006 2009

Białoruś 140 76 47

Czechy 67 52 47

Francja 130 128 38

Holandia 142 110 36

Litwa 32 20 33

Niemcy 2301 1153 308

Norwegia 60 59 35

Rosja 56 51 39

Ukraina 214 201 137

USA 69 42 32

Wielka Brytania 102 193 90

Włochy 100 83 40

Foreigners injured on Polish territory

Foreigners injured on Polish territory.

• Foreigners injured in Poland, come mainly from countries neighboring Poland. The main victims of this group are Germans. But the phenomenon definitely a downward trend.

• Other people who are often disadvantaged in Poland, are citizens of the Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Italy and the USA.

• Number of people injured from these countries is also declining.