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Kosovo since the 1990s Kosovo War had become a significant center of organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking and organ theft besides ongoing ethnic conflict between Kosovar Albanians and Kosovan Serbs. The large Kosovar diaspora which had built up in Western Europe during the 1990s combined with the political instability created ideal conditions for Kosovo to become "Europe's crime hub"; well into the 2000s, Kosovo remained associated with both ethnic conflict and organized crime.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.iksweb.org/Photos/Publikimet/Images/Imazhi_%C3%A7on_pesh%C3%AB!/enIMIDZ_english.pdf ) Financed by: Kosova Foundation for Open Society. "Kosovo has a serious image problem. In many European countries, the name ‘Kosovo’ still conjures up images of ethnic conflict and organized crime." citing: *David Binder, ''Kosovo - a Mafia society'', Balkananalysis, 23 February 2008. *Mathias Joop & Sammi Sandawi ''Operationalizing of the Security Sector Reform in the Western Balkans'', Institute for European Policy () *"Kosovo drug mafia supply heroin to Europe", The Guardian, World News, 13 March 2000 *"Report on the Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2007" Released by Transparency International – December 06, 2007 *"Trafficking in Persons Report", US State Department, June 2007, p.180 〕 A Kosovo Police service has been built up under UN administration beginning in 1999, reaching its operational force of 7,000 officers in 2004, and further expanded to 9,000 by 2010. The deplorable crime rate led to an additional deployment of civilian law enforcement resources of the European Union to Kosovo under the name of European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo in 2008. Originally scheduled for two years, the duration of the deployment was extended twice, as of September 2012 scheduled to last until 2014. According to the "Kosovo 2012 Crime and Safety Report" by the US Department of State (intended as an advisory to US nationals travellin abroad), :"High unemployment and other economic factors encourage criminal activity in Kosovo. Kosovo is rated as HIGH for residential and non-residential crime. Street crimes consisting of theft and purse snatchings are serious problems in Kosovo, especially in Pristina. Criminals often commit crimes while armed with handguns, as weapons are fairly easy to obtain."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=12089 )〕 == Registered crime rate== The number of reported murders rose 80% from 136 in 2000 to 245 in 2001. The number of reported arsons rose 140% from 218 to 523 over the same period.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UNMIK statistics )〕 The number of noted serious crimes increased between 1999 and 2000.〔(Kosovo Crime Wave ), 17 January 2001 "Nothing unusual in that. Business is flourishing for bandits in Kosovo. Masked, armed men frequently burst into the homes of Kosovo Albanians and carry off their money under threat of death. Theft, brigandry and illegal possession of arms are sharply on the rise."〕 During the 2000s, it has been "starting to resemble the same patterns of other European cities".〔 Since 2000 the homicide rate in Kosovo has dropped by 75%.By comparison, Northern Ireland has 960 percent more violent crime than Kosovo.〔 UNMIK pointed out that the rise in reported incidents might simply correspond to an increased confidence in the police force (i.e., more reports) rather than more actual crime.〔 According to the UNODC, by 2008, murder rates in Kosovo had dropped by 75% in five years.〔 Residual landmines and other unexploded ordnance remain in Kosovo, although all roads and tracks have been cleared. Caution when travelling in remote areas is advisable.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kosovo travel advice )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crime in Kosovo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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