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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