Bulgaria 2009 Crime Stats Show Rise in Youth Convictions

41 271 sentences in total were handed out in 2009 by the Bulgarian courts, a 14,2 % rise y/y, of those 13 553 were conditional sentences only. File Photo

Statistics from the Bulgarian court system show that the number of youth offenders aged 14-17 increased by 5,7% y/y in 2009.

The data showed that youth offenders made up 7,6 % of the total number of people given sentences in 2009, with a total of 3133 teenagers aged 14-17 having been given a criminal record.

41 271 sentences in total were handed out in 2009 by the Bulgarian courts, a 14,2 % rise y/y, of those 13 553 were conditional sentences only.

The most criminally active group was shown to be youths aged 18-24, with 1 571 sentenced in every 100 000 people from that age range.

Crimes against property made up 40,2 % of the total number of convictions. The number of people convicted of robbery increased by 25,2 % to 1 410 y/y.

Drug-related crimes increased by 42,3% y/y from 948 to 1350. The number of convictions for serious crimes such as murder and rape both fell – 151 for murder and 174 for rape.

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