Aantal overvallen in België volgens Eurostat hoogste van Europa
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Recente cijfers van Eurostat geven aan dat nergens in Europa meer aangiftes worden gedaan rond overvallen dan in België. “Afgaande op die cijfers telt dit land bijna drie keer zo veel overvallen als het Europese gemiddelde. Tussen 2017 en 2019 werden hier jaarlijks 146 overvallen per 100.000 inwoners geregistreerd”, zegt Kamerlid Marijke Dillen. “Het toont aan dat onveiligheid een ernstig probleem blijft, ook al schrijft men dit hoge cijfer enkel toe aan een hoge aangiftebereidheid.”
“Het hoge cijfer doet inderdaad vermoeden dat er in dit land een grotere aangiftebereidheid bij slachtoffers bestaat dan in andere Europese landen”, aldus Dillen. “Maar daarom mag je die 146 overvallen natuurlijk nog niet als ‘goed nieuws’ bestempelen, zoals in sommige media gebeurde.” “In criminaliteitscijfers moet je steeds rekening houden met een aanzienlijk ‘dark number’ van feiten die nooit worden aangegeven”, aldus nog Dillen. “De Gentse professor criminologie Lieven Pauwels stelde dat hij nog voorzichtig was met de schatting dat slechts de helft van de werkelijk gepleegde feiten in databanken terechtkomen. Wellicht ligt het werkelijke aantal drie tot vier keer hoger dan wat de politiestatistieken weergeven.”
“Wat overvallen betreft, blijft het huilen met de pet op”
“De afgelopen twintig jaar zijn bepaalde vormen van overvallen sterk gedaald, en daar kunnen we ons alleen maar over verheugen. Maar dat hebben we te danken aan een sterk verbeterde technologische beveiliging, zeker niet aan een beter Justitiebeleid”, vervolgt Dillen. “Banken en waardetransporten kunnen zich heden ten dage bijvoorbeeld veel beter beveiligen, en ontwikkelingen in de auto-industrie maken het autodieven steeds moeilijker. Ook woningen en gsm’s worden hoe langer hoe veiliger.”
“Om eindelijk eens echt ‘goed nieuws’ te kunnen brengen over het aantal overvallen moet er meer blauw op straat komen”, besluit Dillen. “Overvallers moeten daarnaast sneller en efficiënter bestraft worden en hun straffen moeten effectief worden uitgevoerd.”