Corona effect on delinquency • Criminals sat at home and the number of cases decreased: about 287,000 cases compared to about 300,000 in 2019 • An increase of about 11% in offenses between spouses
Cops caught a stolen vehicle
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Yossi Zeliger
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This is what the crime map in Israel looked like in the year 2020 Corona. Fewer offenses outside, but an increase in those at home.
The year 2020 was characterized by prolonged periods in which citizens were required to stay in their homes.
For this reason most offenses have decreased, however the prolonged stay in homes has resulted in an increase in violent and threatening offenses between spouses and offenses of sexual harassment.
The month in which the dramatic drop in all crime cases was recorded is April 2020, when the first closure was imposed.
However, as the picture of the virus became clearer, the criminals returned to Suram.
Police data show that in 2020 the number of criminal cases opened was the lowest in decades: 287,127 cases compared to 300,666 cases in 2019.
Despite the decline in the number of cases, in 2020 there was a minor increase in the rate of indictments from all cases opened.
The data show that in the past year, 44,015 indictments were filed against civilians.
In 2019, 45,367 out of a total of 300,666 cases were filed.
More than 3,000 cases were closed in a mitigation arrangement.
There has also been a decrease in the number of criminal arrests.
Police data show that in 2020, 46,501 criminal suspects were arrested against whom a police investigation was opened.
In 2019, 50,126 suspects were arrested.
It was also learned that 42.9% of all cases were opened for property offenses, in which there was a decrease of about 11%.
In 2020, 928 cases were opened in robbery offenses, compared with 1,044 in 2019. In burglary offenses against businesses and institutions, 4,904 cases were opened, compared with 5,522 in the previous year.
In the offenses of burglary of an apartment occurred in 2020 the most dramatic decrease: 8,873 cases, compared to 12,286 cases in 2019, a figure that is a decrease of 27.8%.
In the offenses of car burglary or theft from a vehicle, 8,690 cases were opened in the corona year, compared to 10,489 in 2019. The corona did not miss out on car thefts either.
In 2020, 8,578 vehicles were stolen from their owners, compared to 9,896 in the previous year.
In physical violence offenses there was a slight increase.
58,344 cases were opened in 2020, compared to 58,636 in 2019. On the other hand, in offenses between spouses, 25,747 cases were opened in 2020, compared with 23,077 in 2019 - a figure that represents an increase of 11.6%.
Police sources claim that an increase in reports of violence between spouses was recorded mainly during the imposed closures.
There was a further increase in threatening offenses: 37,605 cases were opened, compared with 34,795 in 2019.
Although 2020 was full of days of closure and restrictions on movement, Israelis did not shy away and continued to employ Palestinians illegally.
In the past year, 15,076 criminal cases were opened, compared to 14,303 in the previous year.
With regard to drug use offenses, there has been a significant 15% decrease in the number of criminal cases opened in light of the entry into force of the Non-Criminal Code.
The corona year also caused a significant increase in computer offenses.
Police note that the migration of some crime into the home space and technological advancement have led to a significant increase in cybercrime.
In 2020, 1,625 cases of computer offenses were opened, compared with 1,258 in the previous year, a figure that represents an increase of 29%.
There has also been a decline in crime involving minors.
Police data indicate a small increase in sexual offenses.
In 2020, 6,139 cases were opened, compared to 5,936 in the previous year.
Police point out that the main source of immigration lies in non-contact sexual harassment.
There was a 6% decrease in fraudulent offenses: 15,324 cases were opened in 2020, compared to 16,234 in 2019. The police note that along with the fight against the corona virus and enforcement of regulations, many efforts are being made to prevent, prevent, investigate and decipher crime in all its forms: And to develop in the fight against crime also in the technological aspect. "
