Crime explosion in Greece – 55% of prisoners are migrants

One of the biggest problems facing Greek society today is crime. Its increase in recent years is significant. Despite the long-winded announcements and plans we hear occasionally from the Ministry of Citizen Protection, the situation needs to improve. Hundreds of thousands of migrants reside illegally in Greece, and in public opinion, there is a view that they are responsible for the increase in crime and that they are the perpetrators of most crimes.

But is it so, or is it a false impression?

We looked for official information from Ministries and the Hellenic Republic that gave answers.

Indeed, we found quite interesting data regarding the number of migrants committing crimes from 1998 to 2012, the participation of migrants in so-called “serious” crimes, and the number of migrants arrested for various crimes in 2022.

The numbers are relentless and revealing. But let’s not forget that in addition to migrants “arrested” for various crimes, there are also those who have not been arrested…

Also, migrants make up about 10% of the total population of Greece, at least according to the most recent data. According to official data quoted by Proto Thema, more than 55% of the prisoners in Greek prisons are migrants

But let’s see more details about the number of criminal migrants in our country and their nationalities.