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A crime is described as an act against the Albanian Penal Code for which there are judicial consequences such as punishments or fines. [1] The Penal Code is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Albania, with general principles of international criminal law ratified by the Albanian state. Crimes in Albania can only be committed within ...
List of members. Albanian mafia or Albanian organized crime ( Albanian: Mafia Shqiptare) are the general terms used for criminal organizations based in Albania or composed of ethnic Albanians. Albanian organized crime is active in Europe, North America, South America, and various other parts of the world including the Middle East and Asia. [13]
UNODC calculated a rate of 6.9 in 2010. [9] UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) reported a global average intentional homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 population for 2012 (in their report titled "Global Study on Homicide 2013"). [10] [11] In the 2019 edition, the global rate was estimated at 6.1 per 100,000 for 2017.
Homicide rate. Firearm ownership. Death rate from firearms (all causes). Location Region Subregion Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 inhabitants Estimate of civilian firearms per 100 persons Total firearm-related death rate per 100,000 inhabitants Afghanistan * Asia Southern Asia Albania * Europe Southern Europe Algeria
The Albanian State Police is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and it is organized by the General Directorate of State Police.It is divided into several departments, which the function of each police department is to maintain general law and order, prevent crime, investigate crime and other events that threaten public order and safety, carry out traffic control and surveillance ...
Honor-based violence has a long tradition in Albania, and although it is much rarer today than it was in the past, it still exists. [citation needed] The Kanun is a set of traditional Albanian laws and customs. Honor (in Albanian: Nderi) is one of the four pillars on which the Kanun is based. Honor crimes happen, especially in northern Albania.
On December 21, 1913, the Italian paper Corriere delle Puglie published statistics of the Serbian atrocities on the Albanian civil population. This was republished in 1919 in a report titled Les atrocités commises par les Serbes dans l’Albanie septentrionale après l’amnistie accordée en octobre dernier , intended for the Great Powers ...
Albanians in the United Kingdom were first mentioned as merchants and seamen on the coasts of England during the 14th and 15th centuries. [3] [4] Albanian stradioti mercenaries during the 16th century [5] served the English king in his wars against the Kingdom of Scotland. The history of modern-day Albanians in the UK began in the early 20th ...