ELAS announced the results it brought last week, and specifically from April 15 to 21, the plan of special targeted actions that it implements, with three main directions to address the crime, domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, as well as improving road safety for citizens.

In particular, to deal with the phenomenon of domestic violence, the services of the Greek Police were active, and especially the operational Offices for Dealing with Domestic Violence, which deal with the majority of incidents.

As part of this, police officers across the country responded to 1,025 calls to the Immediate Action call center and 81 female victims were given the Panic Button application. In total, 633 incidents were managed, for which 379 arrests were made, while at the same time 23 victims were transported to structures with Greek Police vehicles.

As recalled in the relevant announcement, with the care of the Greek Police, one or more specially designed areas that operate as “safe houses” have been secured in the region of each Police Directorate throughout the territory, for the short-term safe accommodation of female victims of domestic violence, as well as members of their family, such as their minor children, who need protection.

At the same time, in order to prevent and deal with juvenile delinquency and violence between minors, with the aim of strengthening the sense of security of themselves and their parents, soft policing actions are implemented, by trained female and male police officers, in neighborhoods, squares and points that young people gather and incidents have occurred.

Thus, throughout the territory, have been carried out:

  • 6,004 person checks,
  • 344 introductions,
  • 160 arrests, while
  • 270 violations were confirmed.

At the same time, in the same direction, as pointed out by ELAS, targeted police actions continue to deal with crime and to improve the level of road safety for citizens.

For this reason, teams are active with the participation of visible and invisible police officers, from various services, taking into account local operational plans and emphasizing areas and settlements where increased incidents of delinquency are observed.

In more detail, during the actions to fight crime across the country, from April 15 to 21, 505 special police operations were carried out, during which:

  • 87,729 people were checked,
  • 5,138 were brought and
  • 1,894 were arrested.

In addition, indicatively, 292 burglaries, 50 frauds, 46 vehicle thefts, 31 robberies, 34 computer frauds, as well as 482 weapons and 327 drug cases were investigated.

Furthermore, the Traffic services carried out special outings and targeted checks, especially in large urban centers, to deal with delinquent and dangerous-anti-social driving behaviors, with the aim of the smooth and safe movement of citizens and the safeguarding of human life.

111,534 traffic checks of vehicles were carried out and 33,900 violations were confirmed, for which the corresponding administrative fines were imposed.

Indicatively, the violations confirmed, among others, concern:

  • 6,813 for speeding,
  • 1,470 for not wearing a helmet,
  • 1,150 for revocation of driving license,
  • 1,021 for not using a seat belt,
  • 691 for KTEO,
  • 585 for drunkenness,
  • 518 for cell phone use while driving and
  • 807 for stopping and parking in special parking spaces for disabled vehicles.

According to ELAS, “these targeted actions will continue with undiminished intensity to improve the level of road safety, the prevention and suppression of crime, the best possible protection of victims of domestic violence, but also so that no child feels unprotected and alone ».