Crime in the Czech Republic

Crime in the Czech Republic is combated by the Czech Police and other agencies.

Crime by type

In 2012, the Czech Republic had a murder rate of 1.0 per 100,000 population. There were a total of 105 murders in the Czech Republic in 2012.

Political corruption and theft are some of the most severe issues in the Czech Republic. Group of States Against Corruption mainly criticises the lack of pro-active monitoring of the financing and states that an effective supervisory mechanism is missing.
A survey of Transparency International in 2009 showed that fewer than 1 in 10 respondents find the anti-corruption efforts of their government effective. In 2010, 44% of people answered that the corruption increased.

In 2014, 2 explosions destroyed 2 munition warehouses in Vrbětice, killing 2 people. Originally left unsolved, the explosions were revealed in 2021 to have been committed by the Russian secret service.
In January 2019 a 71-year-old Czech pensioner, Jaromír Balda, was sentenced to four years for terrorism after he had cut down trees to block railway lines in order to pretend Islamists were responsible. He had left messages at the scene saying "Allahu Akbar". He became the first Czech person convicted of terrorism. He was released after 2 years and 8 months on the condition he would accept regular psychiatric treatment.