Open AccessKriminaliteta v Ljubljani v času pandemije covida-19
Author(s) -
Iza Kokoravec,
Fakulteta za varnostne vede Univerza Mariboru,
Gorazd Meško
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.18690/978-961-286-404-0.14
Subject(s) - cybercrime , newspaper , criminology , covid-19 , crime statistics , period (music) , social media , political science , internet privacy , sociology , the internet , law , computer science , medicine , art , world wide web , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , aesthetics
At a time when the world is faced with exceptional conditions and governments are taking various precautions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, in addition to social life, trends in crime are also changing. According to world experts, reported crime fluctuates, but most forms of crime are in decline. After reviewing police statistics for the period from 1. January to 31. August 2020, in Ljubljana and comparing them with the same period in 2019, we found that reported crime had decreased. A total number of offences and misdemeanours have declined, as have robberies, thefts, burglaries, and domestic violence. The Institute of Criminology, online media, and newspapers in Slovenia have reported an increase in domestic violence, while some also reported a rise in thefts and burglaries in the country. Cybercrime is expected to increase in the future as more people and businesses move online due to the newly formed conditions, using online services, which poses new risks and opens up new opportunities for perpetrators.