How Safe Are the Polish Cities?

Well, in our 4 years in Poland, we had 4 incidents, mainly in Lublin area. Nothing has ever happened in Mikolajki (Masurian Lakes) though.

Hey guys, I’m just interested what you all think, that's all. I'm not judging. People say Poland has the safest neighborhoods in Europe.

Is it crime to be racist in Poland? Would you be able to put this in some kind of context like what is the acceptable level of racism and what is not?

I consider this to be an important part in my assessment of how safe others would feel in Poland.

decide on one subject, please.

wtf has that got to do with car crime/thieves?????!!!!

Please read my entire post before you answer next time.

So what has this got to do with car crime numbnuts? Or is this another one of your excuses to bring your racism into another thread?

Pick a subject.

In the places with the best security.

Havok, it is common in the place I live that we do not lock out door when we leave our homes, this is quite common amongst us. Now if I left the keys in my car while it was on the street, it would only be because I was interested in claiming the insurance, but of course that would not work as I would have to show them two sets of keys.

Hmmmmmmm sure. If you really wanted to know the answer to...


then you could just use the little box titled "search" in the top right hand corner....

In UK some people leave their cars unlocked because then the criminals don't have to smash a window or punch a hole in the door to get in.

Supposedly things change really fast in Poland so I’m wondering if stuff from 2 years ago is still relevant.


Interesting.

Fock PGTX, why don't you merge the whole ******* forum in one big ass thread.

What's it to you how safe they are, Havok? Some parts are safe and some aren't in most big cities around the world, maybe with the exception of Japan. Poland fits the standard model.

A friend of mine had her car broken into a number of times, smashing the window each time. It cost her to get it replaced, only to have it broken again. She just left the car open and with a miniscule amount of petrol (she only put enough for the day in)

Polish bike thieves puncture Indian's grand tour. Somen Debnath, who has crossed 63 counties by bicycle in a quest to raise awareness on how to combat AIDS has had his trusty vehicle stolen in Warsaw.Thankfully, the cyclist, who aims to cover 130 more countries in the coming years, has been deluged with offers of support, and an unnamed Polish company has stepped forward to sponsor a new vehicle.

Debnath set off from his native West Bengal on 27 May, 2004, just two days after acquiring a bachelor's degree in Zoology.
He has lectured at countless schools and universities on his travels, primarily focusing on AIDS awareness.
However, things went awry on 15 May, when the adventurer's bike was snatched from the stairwell of an apartment in which he was staying.According to Debnath, the bike was fastened to the railings with a chain.Nevertheless, Tymon Radwanski, a Polish friend who helped Debnath file a complaint with the Warsaw police, says that things have now taken a turn for the better.

Old news.The cops already arested 2 guys, "Hardkor" and "Bakuś"-) who stole this bike and say recovering bike is only matter of time.They probably already did.

Crime in Poland is lower than in many countries of Western Europe. The 2005 surveys placed Poland below the European average, with victimisation rate lower than in Ireland, England and Wales, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Estonia, Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden and Norway.[1] Newer studies (2009) report that the victimisation rate in Poland is constantly decreasing, and in 2008 Poland was 25th among 36 European countries.[2][3] Nevertheless, the 2004 report on security concerns of European Union residents indicates that most afraid of crime is the population of Poland (along with Greece), which does not at all correlate with the actual crime threat.[4]

Car theft rate in Poland is about the European average and it is lower than in England and Wales, Portugal, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, Iceland, Italy and Norway

Shall I or shall I not :D It's an easy one, isn't it ... ? Nehh, I won't ... :D

Statistics never hurt anyone....judging an entire countries crime rate by people who happen to come here by mere probability and happen to have "endured" these crimes is wrong. Yes there is sympathy, but according to truth:

According to the 2007-2011 Eurostat reports on the Crime and Criminal Justice Report which uses reports filed by a countries police/sovereign system, these were the rates of intentional homicides per 100,000 individuals of that country:

Poland is 1.21 and has been gradually lowering from the late 1990's rate at 2.21.

The United Kingdom is at 1.28.

Ireland is at 1.25.

Russia is at a whopping13.0.

The Balkan average was 1.64; excluding Albania which had four times the rate than any other Balkan country at 4.5.

and Germany has one of the lowest in the world at 0.86.

I chose these countries since it seems most posters on this forum are from these places.

Other recognitions were that African countries had among the highest rates for the last consecutive decade for which such statistics were collected with rates as high as the 40's and as low as the 20's.

El Salvador has the highest rate at a horrifying 71, spiking up from 52 in 2008 and 37 in 2000.

And finally to conclude with peace, Monaco, Palau, and Iceland all had 0.00 rates.

Except you guys have no laws for the most of the bad stuff that is considered a crime anywhere else in the civilized world so of course your stats are lower. For example, you can own drugs in Poland, hate crimes are ignored by the authorities, so is bribery of the Police and the government officials, exploitation of workers, children's rights, women's rights, theft, vandalism etc. etc. Poland is just like El Salvador except you speak Polish and not Spanish.

You really are talking nonsense. When were you last in Poland, if ever?

Drugs are usually punished quite severely (no chance of a 'mandat' for drugs), hate crimes are prosecuted routinely, bribing the police at the ordinary citizen level is more or less impossible these days, workers have ridiculously strong rights (wages might be low, but the protection of workers is far higher than in most countries), children and women's rights are rarely abused, etc etc.

Really, is cleaning the toilets of rich Americans causing you to be so bitter?

I'm not sure what you're smoking but obviously it ain't good for you dope.

That's probably because the state of a lot of Polish cars after travelling on Polish roads, means the thief would have a lot of repair bills.

a lot of people are buying the more expensive range of cameras these days and they are becoming a target here in wroclaw.

PolskiMoc is Polish American just like you...

Well, and your point is?

He has an opinion and I have mine. What I'm saying is true, you laws are archaic.

It's about as true as your imagined IT job.

Tell you what though - why don't you quote some of these laws? Or are you just, as everyone knows, Just Another Dumb Polack?

hey less of the sailor boy. I'm a sailor and its definitely not derogatory. :/

according to channel 4 and their docu "hunting britains most wanted" last night Poland is only safe because everyone comes running to the uk. A plane comes in from poland (a military one no less) to pick up criminals on the run every 10 - 14 days. apparently mainly murderers rapists and the like. However this is channel 4, who are a little bit dumbed down for the masses, and half of the detainees being deported were on cannabis or fighting charges. make of this what you will.

Where have you been all your life? Or are you blind.

Poland is extremely safe.Not that Poles wouldn't like to beat a foreigner from time to time but EU forbids that.

When have you been to Poland last time?

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