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The Republic of Cyprus since its entry into the European Union in October 2005 has faced an unprecedented increase in crime, domestic unrest, a massive hike in immigrant arrivals and in general a fundamental demographic change on the Mediterranean island.

An analysis of the last 6 months headlines and news from the Cypriot media has shown stories ranging from attacks on the islands Police force Cyprus Mail 16/10/07 "Lucky escape for policeman as bomb fails to go off", to stories of farmers striking, a rise of fraud "Crime gang conning store owners with fake cheques" to a general upward trend in crime and disorder.

Statistics from the Justice Ministry in Cyprus shows that a new rise in the number of serious crimes committed in Cyprus, from 7,250 in 2005, to 7,955 last year, an increase of almost 10 per cent.

The Cyprus Mail said "even more concern is the longer-term trend, which shows an increase in serious crime of 67 per cent since 2002. In 2002, there were just two murders, compared to 14 last year, 131 rapes compared to 30 last year, 1,228 break-ins to 3,082 in 2006, 948 thefts to 1,618… The list goes on."

"Police are struggling to cope ...the police’s efforts also need to be understood in the perspective of the means at their disposal. Crime has almost doubled in the past four years, yet their resources and manpower has not kept pace." The Cyprus Mail

Immigration figures released by the Cypriot Government have shown around 150,000 new entrants to the island, with a population of 800,000 this is a massive increase for the island and its resources.

Cyprus also has the unenviable record of being the only member state of the European Union which is illegal occupied by a foreign nation, Turkey.



Published: 2007/10/17 03:08:02 BST

©2006-7 The London Greek News



Any know who the 150,000 "entrants" are"????

[Tim Drayton]

Strange, because I live in what is now the large city of Limassol, and I do not feel threatened by crime. I can walk the streets anywhere at any time without feeling in the least bit threatened. The other day I was waiting for a bus at the main bus terminal in Limassol. I noticed a mother and child who were waiting there decide to go into a neighbouring shop to buy some snacks. Nothing strange about this you may say, but they both left their bags on the benches where they were sitting and walked off to the shop, safe in the knowledge that their property would still be there when they returned. Just as all the people who park their cars and don't bother to lock them when they pop into a shop feel safe about doing this. Hardly the kind of behaviour you would expect to see in a crime hot spot. Yes, crime rates may be rising here, but from an exceptionally low base.
This observation, in my opinion, applies to the whole island. It is also interesting that you never see a Cypriot beggar, either in the north or the south. I think it says a lot about the Cypriot mentality, i.e. everybody earns their living and nobody begs or steals.
However, I take the point about the police. Recently I thought I had spotted a break in taking place at some industrial premises near to where I live. I phoned our local police station at Potamos Germasogeia and was amazed to be told that the patrol car was attending an accident so they couldn't come now, but they would try to get along later. They never turned up at all, although the incident luckily turned out to be a false alarm. This is a police station which is responsible for three municipal areas of the Limassol urban area, and they only have one patrol car!

[shahmaran]

Cyprus also has the unenviable record of being the only member state of the European Union which is illegal occupied by a foreign nation, Turkey.

LOL i love it, as irrelevant as it is, they just have to squeeze in that last bit of sentence no matter what the occasion is, typical...

So, in the case of a unification do we get the right to demand the deportation of all these useless immigrants just like they want us to deport the Turkish immigrants?

[DT.]

Cyprus also has the unenviable record of being the only member state of the European Union which is illegal occupied by a foreign nation, Turkey.

LOL i love it, as irrelevant as it is, they just have to squeeze in that last bit of sentence no matter what the occasion is, typical...

So, in the case of a unification do we get the right to demand the deportation of all these useless immigrants just like they want us to deport the Turkish immigrants?

these useless immigrants are EU citizens with the right of staying anywhere they like in the EU....a little different to the 3-legged Kurds you bring over to the occupied areas.

[phoenix]

Putting two and two together. . .

I would infer that since there has been such a huge increase in the number of TCs that "visit" the south, and since there now concomitantly follows, an increase in the crime rate . . . then is it not possible they are the cause of the effect that is reported.

[DT.]

Putting two and two together. . .

I would infer that since there has been such a huge increase in the number of TCs that "visit" the south, and since there now concomitantly follows, an increase in the crime rate . . . then is it not possible they are the cause of the effect that is reported.

No

[shahmaran]

Cyprus also has the unenviable record of being the only member state of the European Union which is illegal occupied by a foreign nation, Turkey.

LOL i love it, as irrelevant as it is, they just have to squeeze in that last bit of sentence no matter what the occasion is, typical...

So, in the case of a unification do we get the right to demand the deportation of all these useless immigrants just like they want us to deport the Turkish immigrants?

these useless immigrants are EU citizens with the right of staying anywhere they like in the EU....a little different to the 3-legged Kurds you bring over to the occupied areas.

Why is it different, its our land and our laws, if we want them here then they can stay, who the hell are you to say what we can or cant do in our OWN lands, plus i thought you liked Kurds, what happened? Are they only likable when they are killing Turkish women and children?

[phoenix]

Putting two and two together. . .

I would infer that since there has been such a huge increase in the number of TCs that "visit" the south, and since there now concomitantly follows, an increase in the crime rate . . . then is it not possible they are the cause of the effect that is reported.

No

Why so definite?
Just looking at all possibilities.
What do you suggest is causing the increase (negligible as it may be for now)?

[DT.]

Cyprus also has the unenviable record of being the only member state of the European Union which is illegal occupied by a foreign nation, Turkey.

LOL i love it, as irrelevant as it is, they just have to squeeze in that last bit of sentence no matter what the occasion is, typical...

So, in the case of a unification do we get the right to demand the deportation of all these useless immigrants just like they want us to deport the Turkish immigrants?

these useless immigrants are EU citizens with the right of staying anywhere they like in the EU....a little different to the 3-legged Kurds you bring over to the occupied areas.

Why is it different, its our land and our laws, if we want them here then they can stay, who the hell are you to say what we can or cant do in our OWN lands, plus i thought you liked Kurds, what happened? Are they only likable when they are killing Turkish women and children?

according to your leader the EU acquis is something you support as well. So in the case of a solution you will gladly drift for free into the EU. As far as your law and your land....when you show me the Kotchiania of all your land you can instill a law allowing you to make love to chickens for all i care.

[shahmaran]

Putting two and two together. . .

I would infer that since there has been such a huge increase in the number of TCs that "visit" the south, and since there now concomitantly follows, an increase in the crime rate . . . then is it not possible they are the cause of the effect that is reported.

No

Why so definite?
Just looking at all possibilities.
What do you suggest is causing the increase (negligible as it may be for now)?

Probably because of the fact that the ROC police is under serious regulations due to the EU and they cant torture people left and right anymore