ANALYSIS OF PROPERTY CRIME COMMITTED BY ADULTS WITH REFERENCE TO THEFTS FOR THE PERIOD 2011-2020

Filip JOVCHESKI, Armend ASLLANI

Abstract

The topic of this paper is property crime in the Republic of North Macedonia with reference to thefts for the period 2011-2020. First of all, it defines the term property crime and its basic characteristics and emphasizes the importance of determining its movement over a period of 10 years through the analysis of data from relevant institutions such as the State Statistics Office. These data show the volume and dynamics of the total registered property crime, the comparative ratio of reported, accused and convicted adults who have committed property crimes, the comparative ratio of property crime in total crime as well as the comparative ratio of reported adult perpetrators of the crime of theft (Article 235 and 235-a of the Criminal Code) with reported adult perpetrators of property crimes in general. The paper with tables and comments shows the percentage of participation of property crimes in total crime in general, the percentage of participation of thefts in total property crime, as well as a presentation of the trend of decreasing the number of property crimes from year to year for the researched period 2011- 2020 year. The data confirms the thesis that the most numerous property crimes are primarily thefts (Articles 235, 235-a and 236 of the Criminal Code).

Pages: 113 - 121