In 2022, the city of Berat had the lowest percentage of criminality in the country and also recorded a decrease compared to the previous year.
The chief prosecutor Olsian Çela, in the report before the Assembly, said that Tirana has a large number of proceedings, but the highest level of criminality was recorded in the capital of the north, Shkodra.
"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 Berati district, which has a crime rate below the national average, results in a decrease of 25.09% compared to 2021.
According to him, Albanians are more involved in crimes against order and public safety, where the biggest weight is occupied by issues of drugs, possession of weapons and violation of traffic rules.
"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%, but with a decrease of 7.53% compared to with the year 2021. Criminal offenses of theft of property constitute 26.16% of the total number of registered proceedings, which have decreased by 14.87% compared to 2021; -criminal offenses against children, marriage and family 6.08%, with an increase of 4.89% compared to 2021; - criminal offenses that violate the legal regime of land by 5.05%, which have a 33.62% decrease in the number of registered proceedings compared to 2021".
In 2022, the investigation was suspended for 7,762 cases because the perpetrator is not known or has not been discovered, a high number, but which is lower than in 2021.