Thefts, bodily harm and even rape are included in the offenses committed by minors, certifying the acuteness of the problem.
According to information from the SKAI report in 2023 the involvement of minors in various crimes increased sharply compared to 2022.
In 2023, it is recorded indicatively mparticipation of a minor in homicidewhile in 2022 there was no such record while in there are five incidents of minor’s complicity in attempted murder in 2023 while in 2022 the corresponding cases were two.
202 minors were arrested for injuries in 2022 against 282 minors in 2023.
Accordingly, 15 minors were accused of rape in 2022 against 25 minors in 2023 and 732 were the thefts involving children in 2022 versus 1,237 in 2023.
The police are launching intensive checks on juvenile hangouts to tackle crime among young people, while the government is preparing a coordinated action that will focus on prevention in addition to repression.
Source: skai.gr
