A total of 57,675 people were suspected of committing a crime in Slovakia last year, which is an increase of 1.1 percent year-on-year according to a report on the activities of the Prosecutor-General's Office submitted to Parliament.
Having these cases investigated by the police, the prosecutor offices decided to press charges against 35,328 people. Recidivists represented 23.2 percent of the people being prosecuted. A slight increase in the number of crimes committed by foreign nationals was also reported. By country, most crimes were committed by Czechs (372 charged people), Hungarians (173) and Ukrainians (154).
Anca Dragu
