Report on the Security Situation in the Czech Republic in 1999
(in comparison with 1998)

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2.2. Misdemeanours

In total, members of the Uniformed Police Service ascertained 1,126,130 (-5.476) misdemeanours4) under the Czech National Council Act No. 200/90 Coll., on misdemeanours, as amended. Most of the misdemeanours, showing the highest increase, were in traffic safety and flow, with 805,889 (+9.003) recorded, which represents 71.6% of all misdemeanours ascertained by the Uniform Police Service (according to Sec. 22 of the Act cited). There were 137,629 (-12,270) public order and civic life misdemeanours(according to Sec. 47 - 49 of the Act cited), 136,942 (+1,342) misdemeanours against property (Sec. 50 of the Act cited) and 18,652 (-1.976) misdemeanours concerning alcoholism and drug abuse.

Within fine and penalty proceedings the Uniform Police Service solved in total 814,203 (-34.931) misdemeanours and collected the amount of CZK 232,595,860 (+CZK 8,736,000).

Furthermore, the Uniform Police Service reported or tabled (according to Sec. 58 par. 1 and par. 3 (a) of the Act cited) 179,485 (+28.417) misdemeanours. The police left in abeyance (according to Sec. 58 par. 3 (b) of the Act cited) a total of 126,865 (+1.037) misdemeanours, of which 103,024 (-476) cases where an offender was not detected.

Traffic police determined 1,050,209 (+75,177) traffic misdemeanours committed by the driver and 28,450 (+6,411) traffic misdemeanours committed by other parties to the traffic. The police imposed fines in the total amount of CZK 350 million (+CZK 30 million). The highest number of traffic misdemeanours was caused by exceeding the speed limit (550,347).

Railway police solved in total 21,238 (+3.564) misdemeanours under the Czech National Council Act No. 200/90 Coll., on misdemeanours, as amended of which 15,143 (+3,732) were in railway transport, 3,022 (-866) were against public order, and 2,241 (+297) against property. 17,901 of the total number of misdemeanours were solved by fines, when the fines amounted to CZK 3,333,920  (+CZK 707.320).

2. Crime, Development in Individual Kinds of Crime and Security Risks

2.1. Crime by Regions. Regional Variations
2.2. Misdemeanours
2.3. Offenders
2.3.1. The Crimes of Repeat Offenders
2.3.2. Crimes Committed by Foreigners
2.3.3. Crimes Committed on Youth and by Youth
2.3.4. Crimes Committed by Members of the Czech police, Czech Army, Employees of the Customs Administration and Members and Civilian Staff of the Czech Prison Service
2.4. Victims of Crimes
2.4.1. Information on Victims of Crimes
2.4.2. Information Gathered from the Research of Security Feeling and Attitude of People to Security Risks
2.5. Crimes against property
2.6. Economic Crime, Corruption
2.7. Crimes of Violence
2.8. Crimes against Human Dignity (Moral Crimes)
2.9. Breach of Public Order and Hooliganism, Street Crime
2.10. Crimes Committed on Railways
2.11. Crimes Having Extremist Nature
2.12. Protection of Official Secrets
2.13. Illegal Migration
2.14. Organised Crime
2.15. Terrorism
2.16. Illegal trade in Arms and Explosives
2.17. People Trafficking
2.18. Forgery
2.19. Drugs
2.20. Road Safety
2.21. Searches for Persons and Articles
2.22. Communist Crime Investigation

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