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Saturday, 25.05.2013, 04:44
Number of thefts in Estonia fell by 13% in Q1, while number of frauds increased
16.04.2013According to the crime barometer, a total of 9,052 criminal offences were registered in the first three months of 2013 in Estonia, reports BC the Ministry of Justice.
Keyword tags: Analytics, Crime, Estonia, Legislation
Estonia had a record drug year 2012
21.01.2013The Estonian police confiscated in 2012 a record amount of narcotic substances and criminal incomes but more drug-related deaths at streets took place than before, LETA/Postimees writes.
Number of prisoners in Estonia fell in 2012
18.01.2013According to the Ministry of Justice, there were a total of 3,286 prisoners in Estonia and more than 6,000 persons were on probation supervision, writes LETA/Postimees Online.
New EU Agency to deal with the European cybercrime problems
10.01.2013The new European Cybercrime Centre (EC-3) will be operational as from 11 January 2013 with the aim of protecting European citizens and businesses from cyber-crime. EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström will take part in the official opening of the Centre established at the European Police Office, Europol in the Hague, the Netherlands.
Hardened Latvian criminal Daugulis receives life sentence
09.01.2013On January 8th, 2013, the Riga District Court sentenced hardened criminal Janis Daugulis to life in prison for the gruesome murder of a pensioner, informs LETA. Daugulis was convicted of murdering the woman in 2008, cutting her body in several pieces and then throwing these body pieces in a reservoir near Riga.
A video tape after the tragic events of the Medininkai massacre disappeared in Lithuania
A video tape with footage right after the tragic events of the Medininkai massacre disappeared in Lithuania. It is thought that the tape could have been lost at the Prosecutor General's office, however, representatives of this institution claim that they did not even have it, reports LETA/ELTA, referring to Lietuvos zinios.
New rules on victims' rights to become law in EU
There are about 75 million crime victims across EU-27 states each year and the Commission – after several efforts – has formulated the minimum rights for victims. That’s going to be universally approved regime in the EU-27. The Commission adopted a Directive protecting their rights; now it’s time for the Baltic States to implement the directive.
EU’s assessment of Latvian economic activity 
