Last year, police authorities in this country recorded 136,865 cases of cyber crime. Although this is 6.5 percent less than in 2021, it is still too early to sound the all-clear. Only the domestic crimes recorded in the police crime statistics (PKS) decreased. At the same time, the number of so-called foreign crimes increased significantly…
In the first six months of this year, more asylum seekers left Austria than new requests were filed. Thus, there were about 22,990 asylum applications, but about 28,000 departures. The latter include fast-track procedures, deportations and voluntary departures. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner attributes the development to three measures in particular. These include consistent border controls,…
In Berlin, a new situation report on the situation in the area of clan crime has been published by the Senate’s internal administration and the police. According to the report, almost 900 crimes related to this form of criminality were committed last year. In addition, 303 suspects could be identified. This corresponds to 0.2 per…
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Academy has taken a step towards improving international cooperation and strengthening law enforcement. It has become the tenth member to join the INTERPOL Global Academy Network. The move will help enhance regional and global policing capacity and promote cooperation between law enforcement agencies worldwide. Launched in 2019, the INTERPOL…
Seven heartbeat detectors are now in operation in Austria. They can be used to quickly check whether people are on the loading area of lorries. Until now, the vehicles had to be cleared out at great expense in case of suspicion. Six of the devices are used for border point and border area surveillance in…
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) wants to make the regulations in connection with deportations much stricter. For example, persons who are subject to an enforceable obligation to leave the country may be detained longer in the future. This is provided for in a discussion draft of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI). It…
INTERPOL and UNICEF have signed a cooperation agreement to better combat child sexual abuse on the Internet. The corresponding agreement was recently signed by INTERPOL Secretary General Prof. Dr. Jürgen Stock and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. The aim is to provide even better support to national governments in combating and preventing child sexual abuse.…
In Austria, the number of security-police case conferences has been increased. In addition, the number of prevention officers has more than doubled from 500 to 1,200 persons since 2020. In the first quarter of 2023, the number of entry and approach bans was 3,844. In the area of violence in the private sphere, there were…
The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) sent 37,064 “silent text messages” in the first half of 2022. In the second six months, there were 14,886 that were technically recorded. This is revealed in the Federal Government’s answer to a minor question by the Left Party parliamentary group in the German Bundestag. According to this, the…
The Austrian police’s Entschärfungsdienst (ESD) can rely on a new blasting system. The device was recently put into operation and weighs four tonnes. Up to eight kilogrammes of TNT can be safely detonated in it. In addition, the blast suppression system enables the safe removal and storage of dangerous substances or explosives, for example in…