Criminality of foreigners
In 2022 a total of 2,427 foreigners were prosecuted in the territory of the Czech Republic what meant approximately the same number as a previous year. The number of convicted foreigners reached 5,485 persons. In comparison with 2021 it meant an increase by 491 persons. In 2022 a total of 29,235 foreigners were detected at illegal migration on the Czech Republic´s territory what meant an annual growth by 161.7% (i.e. by 18 065 persons). 29,034 (i.e. 99.3%) out of this number were detected staying on the territory without authorization and 201 persons were detected crossing the external Schengen border illegally. The numbers of detected transit illegal migrants reached 21,852 (i.e. 74.7%) of the total number of all detected persons.
Number of accused foreigners
Publication date: 31. 10. 2023
Year 2022
2,114
Number of convicted foreigners
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Year 2022
5,485
Number of foreigners illegally crossing the external Schengen border (CZ airport)
Publication date: 31. 10. 2023
Year 2022
201
Number of foreigners illegally residing in the Czech Republic
Publication date: 31. 10. 2023
Year 2022
29,034
Data and time series
Criminality and illegal migration of foreigners
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accused persons, total CR | 39,452 | 38,424 | 35,123 | 33,821 | 32,965 | 30,941 | 28,912 | 26,718 |
| Accused persons, foreigners | 2,518 | 2,674 | 2,508 | 2,368 | 2,530 | 2,191 | 2,068 | 2,114 |
| Convicted persons, total CR | 65,569 | 61,423 | 55,707 | 54,448 | 55,505 | 48,511 | 49,647 | 50,227 |
| Convicted persons, foreigners | 4,877 | 5,092 | 5,067 | 5,312 | 5,836 | 4,715 | 4,994 | 5,485 |
| Foreigners and inmates in custodial establishments and prisons, total | 1,670 | 1,807 | 1,814 | 1,768 | 1,794 | 1,534 | 1,396 | 1,459 |
accused foreigners | 495 | 535 | 522 | 540 | 491 | 344 | 349 | 374 |
convicted foreigners | 1,175 | 1,271 | 1,289 | 1,225 | 1,300 | 1,187 | 1,043 | 1,080 |
| Illegal migration of foreigners, total | 8,563 | 5,260 | 4,738 | 4,991 | 5,677 | 7,093 | 11,170 | 29,235 |
illegal migration across the state borders1) | 240 | 222 | 250 | 339 | 503 | 448 | 335 | 201 |
illegal stay | 8,323 | 5,039 | 4,488 | 4,653 | 5,174 | 6,645 | 10,835 | 29,034 |
| The number of foreigners with issued decision on administrative expulsion 2) | 3,009 | 3,539 | 5,119 | 5,713 | 7,067 | 6,385 | 4,987 | 6,449 |
| Administrative expulsions actually implemented 2) | 172 | 207 | 460 | 444 | 394 | 729 | 389 | 477 |
| The number of foreigners with expulsion (punishment of expulsion) inflicted by courts 2) | 1,013 | 1,278 | 1,613 | 1,722 | 1,746 | 1,234 | 1,288 | 1,185 |
| Punishments of expulsion actually implemented 2) | 255 | 261 | 292 | 298 | 281 | 207 | 271 | 189 |
Source: Ministry of Justice, General Directorate of the Prison Service, Directorate of the Foreign Police Service
Since 2008 illegal migration across the external Schengen borders, i.e. air borders only
2) Numbers of foreigners who were registered in the Foreigners Information System in the given period.