“There are members of criminal groups who are also involved in Mykonosthe latest incident on the island is the “tip of the iceberg” and the reason for a series of research activities”, he pointed out to the Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidisannouncing arrests soon.

“There are thugs, there are threats, extortion, murders, all of these have been put into a couple of case files and rest assured that a very serious effort has been launched to identify criminal acts, arrests and prosecutions. Everything that is happening on the islands affects not only the residents and businessmen, but also the tourists, so we are determined to put an end to it,” he said.

“Petty crime has decreased by 20% in Attica – Police presence in the squares for juvenile gangs”

Mr. Chrysochoidis did not fail to mention her issue domestic violence, describing as “hopeful” what is being done with the thousands of women who denounce their abusers. “We have so far this year 5,830 arrests in a total of 9,917 incidents, an increase of 67.7%, with 1,879 installations of the panic button, which was activated 224 times,” he continued, underlining that there is a decrease of 20 % in the level of petty crime in Attica, with 700 fewer burglaries in the center of Athens and a 35% reduction in rape incidents.

At the same time, he described it as a “social phenomenon”. juvenile delinquencywith the number of arrests reaching 6,640 in a total of 5,599 incidents, while he informed that every Friday, Saturday and Sunday there is lightly armed Police in all the squares, announcing that a major operation is “in the works” to stop the spread of weapons.