Berat is the quietest county, with the lowest crime rate, while the Gjirokastra county holds the first place with the highest crime rate.
According to the 2022 report, which Chief Prosecutor Olsian Çela presented today to the Law Commission, the region of Shkodra had the largest increase in criminal events.
"In 2022, Berat district has the lowest crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants, while Gjirokastër district has the highest rate. As for the trend, it can be observed that the Shkodër district has the highest increase with 10.64%, while the Berat district has a crime rate below the national average, which results in a 25.09% decrease compared to 2021," said Çela.
Meanwhile, during the past year, a total of 48,315 criminal proceedings were followed, which represents an increase of 1.69 percent compared to 2021. Çela stated that the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of Tirana registered the largest number of proceedings with 33 .88% of the total number of proceedings registered nationwide or with an increase of 2.57% of this ratio compared to 2021.
Most of the proceedings registered in 2022 pertain to criminal offenses against public order and security, followed by property theft and crimes against children and the family.
"Among the group of criminal offenses with the highest number of registered proceedings, it is evident that criminal offenses against public order and security constitute the highest number of registered criminal proceedings with 29.45% of the total number of registered proceedings, which have 7.53% reduction compared to 2021. Property theft crimes constitute 26.16% of the total number of registered proceedings, which have a 14.87% reduction compared to 2021; criminal offenses against children, marriage and family by 6.08%, which has an increase of 4.89% compared to 2021; -criminal offenses that violate the legal regime of the land by 5.05%, which have a 33.62% decrease in the number of registered proceedings compared to 2021", said the general prosecutor.
However, registered and investigated proceedings have decreased, as a result of vacancies created in justice institutions.