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In the year monitored, the police prosecuted 36,096 (-999) repeat offenders. In the structure of offenders, repeat offenders accounted for 28.2% crimes, which is almost the same portion as in 1998 (in 993 it was 32.9%).
The development in a number of ascertained crimes committed by repeat offenders in the CR in 1993 – 1999 and development changes by years. | |||||||
Year | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
Ascertained crimes | 50,838 | 51,604 | 58,262 | 59,289 | 61,012 | 64,217 | 62,261 |
Percentage change | -2.65 | 1.51 | 12.90 | 1.76 | 2.91 | 5.25 | -3.12 |
In total, repeat offenders committed 62,216 (-2.001 crimes, -3.1 %) crimes, i.e. 32.2 % of all recorded crimes. Their share in the types of crime demonstrates their orientation.
The crimes of repeat offenders in the Czech Republic in 1999 and percentage change | ||||||||
Crimes against property | Common thefts | Robberies | Burglary to weekend houses | Break - ins to cars | Crimes of violence | Economic crimes | Frauds | |
Cleared up crimes | 33,994 | 16,743 | 11,615 | 3,014 | 3,873 | 5,369 | 7,090 | 3,593 |
Percentage change in comparison with 1998 | -1.87 | -5.80 | -8.17 | -16.02 | 0.03 | -6.89 | -3.90 | -15.00 |
In total repeat offenders committed 839 armed offences, i.e. 21.8% of the total number of armed crimes.
The most crimes committed by repeat offenders are crimes against property (17.6% of total number of detected crimes) despite the decline in such crimes. The number of the crimes of violence (2.8%), economic crimes (3.7%) as well as moral crimes (0.3%) committed by repeated offenders fell.
Prosecuted persons - repeat offenders in the Czech Republic in 1999 and change in %. | ||||||||
Crimes against property | Common thefts | Robberies | Burglary to weekend houses | Car Break - ins | Crimes of violence | Economic crimes | Frauds | |
Number of persons | 16,832 | 9,122 | 5,045 | 852 | 1,398 | 4,380 | 4,135 | 2,437 |
Percentage change in comparison with 1998 | -6.62 | -6.27 | -14,46 | -10.22 | -0.43 | -9.54 | 28.62 | -0.41 |
The share of repeat offenders in the regions of the CR in the total number of offenders and percentage change | |||||||||
Prague | CBR | SBR | NBR | WBR | EBR | SMR | NBR | CR | |
Share in % | 30.6 | 22.8 | 26.6 | 31.4 | 30.3 | 24.4 | 21.3 | 33.8 | 28.2 |
Percentage change in comparison with 1998 | 1.19 | -0.61 | -1.22 | -0.55 | -0.80 | -0.61 | -0.10 | -1.39 | 0.47 |
Of the total number of sentenced persons, the courts designated 9,906 as repeat offenders (15.8 %, 17.7 % in 1998). They were most often sentenced for crimes against property – 4,922 persons (49.6 %, 47.5 % in 1998) 6,273 persons were inflicted a punishment without suspension, while 2,497 persons were inflicted a suspended sentence.
The most repeat offenders were sentenced by the North Moravian courts – 3,464, followed by North Bohemian courts – 2,305, and Prague courts – 1,893.
2. Crime, Development in Individual Kinds of Crime and Security Risks