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19: 891: 116: 130: 45:. As of 2012, the Slovenian police force consists of approximately 9,000 officers. Between 2010 and 2019, police addressed an average of 75,510 criminal offenses annually, with the total number of annual crimes decreasing later in the decade. The amount of reported criminal activity decreased during the 49:
in 2020. Prosecutors are responsible for initiating criminal proceedings in most cases, though victims may do so in some circumstances. Prosecution, defense, and trial are conducted separately during criminal proceedings. As of 2018, there were 1,396 people in prison in Slovenia, making up 79.98 per
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In 2017, 324 firearms and other weapons were seized by law enforcement. In 2018, there were 10 acts of intentional homicide. This amounts to 0.5 instances of homicide per 100,000 people, compared to a world average of 5.8 per 100,000. In the same year, there were 1,544 acts of assault resulting in
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serious bodily injury, 6 instances of kidnapping, and 264 instances of violent robbery per 100,000 people. In 2017, there were 427 instances of sexual violence per 100,000 people. 25 victims of human trafficking were detected in 2017.
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Crime in Slovenia caused an estimated 510 million euros of damage in 2017. In 2018, there were 3,907 instances of fraud, 8,388 instances of burglary, and 19,613 instances of theft per 100,000 people.
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resulted in an increase of organized crime in Slovenia. The government of Slovenia operates in accordance with the practices of
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The study of criminology emerged as a scientific field in Slovenia during the early-20th century, pioneered by
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when addressing organized crime. 1.5% of crimes investigated in 2019 were classified as organized crime.
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The Slovenian National Police Force is responsible for criminal justice in Slovenia as overseen by the
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in 1950 and the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law was established in the
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Meško, Gorazd; Dobovšek, Bojan; Kešetović, Želimir (2009-03-01).
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in 1954. Most criminology projects in Slovenia are funded by the
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is prevented by Slovenian law enforcement agencies such as the
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Slovenian National Police Force
Ministry of the Interior
COVID-19 pandemic
Aleksander Maklecov
Journal of Criminal Investigation and Criminology
University of Ljubljana
Slovenian Research Agency
fall of Communism
Europol
Crime portal
Slovenia portal
Corruption in Slovenia
Judiciary of Slovenia
Politics of Slovenia
Violence against LGBT people in Slovenia



"Crime, criminal justice and criminology in Slovenia"
doi
10.1177/1477370812440064
ISSN
1477-3708
S2CID
144079883


"Crime Investigation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Slovenia: Initial Reflections European Law Enforcement Research Bulletin"
cite journal

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