Did Poland Export Its Criminals?

Poland has exported its unemployed. Has it also exported its criminals?

The Polish migration to the European Union has exceeded most people's expectations and surprised many. The exodus has removed many people from the job market, some say up to 2 million, in Poland and, as such, helped drop the unemployment rate.

It is not likely that the emigration was limited only to the pillars of the Polish community. It is more likely that the numbers leaving the country also included those prone to get into trouble or commit crimes.

Last year anecdotal evidence indicated that crime rates were down due to emigration.

Further anecdotal evidence shows that some streets are bare of the people who stood around and caused trouble.

The Polish Press Agency reports now that Ludwik Dorn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Of Interior, announced that, in the largest drop since 1989, the crime rate in Poland fell by 10.7 percent during the past year.

Thefts fell 13.5 percent, general crimes 2.5 percent, and robbery-related killings almost 8 percent.

Now what caused that drop?

Have all the criminals been put in jail?

Did a moral revolution in Poland occur in Poland and people stop stealing?

Are there more Police on the streets deterring crime?

Or did the young and frustrated people who might commit crimes leave this country of no opportunity for young people and go West?

Source:masterpage.com.pl