Crime in Nouvelle Alexandrie

Crime in Nouvelle Alexandrie has been recorded since its founding in 1685 AN. Prior to that, its constituent parts also kept independent and localized records of criminal activity and cases dating back to their founding as well.

Crime rates in Nouvelle Alexandrie have varied over time, but they have been steadily rising as the country’s territory expanded rapidly and law enforcement brought newly settled areas under control. Currently, crime rates are at their highest since the creation of the Federation in 1685 AN.

Statistics on crime are kept by the Department of Justice and regularly updated on the Department’s main website and released to the press from month to month. These crime statistics are regularly published in newspapers and magazines. The chicha press (New Alexandria's tabloids) is known for its extreme and sensationalist reporting of some of the most heinous crimes, often focusing on stories that can sell copies across the Federation. In recent years, advocates for decency in publishing, victim's groups, and parental control groups have filed complaints and organized around instituting limits on what kinds of pictures of crimes tabloids can publish on their front pages.

Crime stats are based on state, regional, and national crime reports and on reports from the criminal justice system in each one of those jurisdictions. Crime statistics are kept mostly for violent crimes (murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, assault, and gang violence) and property crimes (arson, burlgary, larceny, theft of motor vehicles).

The information on crimes in Nouvelle Alexandrie is broken down in the following aspects, which are formatted into government records by arrest reports or incident reports:

• Offender;
• Type of crime;
• Severity and level;
• Location.

Police and political corruption have posed problems in curbing crime and are often kept out of crime reports, as they are not included in the crime statistics regularly published by the Department of Justice. Often, to obtain statistics on police and political corruption, individuals and researchers have to depend on citizen watchdog groups and other non-governmental organizations that keep track of these statistics.

The significant trade of illegal drugs poses a recurrent problem, with the high prices of many substances such as cocaine on the territory's streets causing large profit margins for criminals despite government actions to deal with the problem. The legalization of cannabis resulted in a drop in drug-related crimes for several years, but this is chalked up to the fact that cannabis-related crimes are no longer counted by crime statistics.

Violent crime has also been one of the largest challenges that law enforcement has struggled with for years, especially in areas of the country that are remote or rural. In particular, New Luthoria, North Lyrica, and South Lyrica have some of the highest rates of violent crimes, much of it due to the relatively new status as part of Nouvelle Alexandrie. Problems with Vanic and Dromosker populations have further boosted these numbers as clashes between settlers and these groups have spawned crimes and retaliatory crimes between the groups. Similar issues can be found in Alduria, in particular among areas where there are religious and ethnic tensions between Aldurians and some native Euran groups.

The location of Nouvelle Alexandrie’s territories, laying between developed nations, the Green in Eura and Keltia and various developing nations, poses a unique economic and political situation that heightens the stakes on maintaining both domestic and regional security. Moreover, as the Federation expanded and consolidated its territory, issues such as illegal migration and drug trafficking extended beyond local law enforcement to become matters affecting regional stability. Furthermore, the illegal drug trade emanating from Floria and Constancia have further complicated matters, where penalties and punishments for some crimes vary greatly between New Alexandrian standards and laws and those of Floria and Constancia. Antakia, part of the Thraci Confederation, is also a staging area for the importation of heroin and other hard drugs into Nouvelle Alexandrie.