Abstract
It has already passed a long time since the second half of the XX ( twentieth) century, fear of crime has been subjeced to an intensive study of many criminologist. Even today it is difficult to define precisely this notion because we are dealing with something that falls in the domain of subjective perception. Today the fear of violence and crime is considered as a problem, which mostly affects the quality of life not only of individuals but also the wider circle we live in. Many criminologist consider that fear of crime as a bigger problem than the official rate of offenses recorded in modern urban centers. The purpose of this research is to get to know the imensity of this problem compared to official figures, and how some of important factors affect sensivity of Gjialn citizens security in the sense of security of citizens in Gjilan, Kosovo. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n2s5p29
Highlights
Criminality is a negative social phenomenon, which has been accompanying every society throughout all stages of its development
Most European criminologists believe that fear of crime is a bigger problem than the official rate of recorded offenses in modern urban centers
If we take a retroactive look to the last year, police statistics shows that the security situation in Gjilan is not so enviably, since it has been based on the earlier problems of youngsters- groups who are split into two and they have with them large numbers of their members, which is a major problem and concern for all authorities dealing with social control
Summary
Criminality is a negative social phenomenon, which has been accompanying every society throughout all stages of its development. At the same time, according to the annual work report of the Kosovo Police official and police statistics is shown that the total number of offenses in the Republic of Kosovo in 2014 was 36,514, compared with the statistical data of 2014 and those of 2013, the number of offenses was 36642 This indicates that the number of cases and offenses have declined up to 4. Most European criminologists believe that the fear of violence and crime is a bigger problem than the official figures of offenses recorded. This situation is quite logical, because, we in Kosovo for years have been hearing official reports on crime which situation is almost a “satisfactory” chronic.
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