Crime is a phenomenon that affects Algeria, and against which the police fight tirelessly. This time it is the wilaya of Algiers, in particular Cheraga, which is at the center of a murder case.
The National Gendarmerie of Cheraga in Algeria has announced that it has dismantled an 8-member criminal network, including a woman and two foreigners, involved in the murder of two people.
According to a press release from the gendarmerie, the elements of the research section managed to find out that the victims were from the wilaya of Bordj Bou Arreridj.
The defendant in court
The forces of the National Gendarmerie, with the assistance of an informant, were able to deepen this investigation. After apprehending the members of the criminal network accused of murder, the investigations also determined the location where the victims had been murdered, which moved the case forward in a very significant way.
Once the legal procedures were completed, the defendants were presented before the Chéraga court in collaboration with the competent judicial authorities.
Crime in Algeria, what is it?
The Numbeo Index allows you to make a comparison of crime rates around the world by taking certain predefined criteria in order to evaluate them.
In order to know more about crime in Algeria we have therefore used the 2022 Crime Index.
In 2022, Algeria has an index of 53.25 on a scale of 100, ranking the country in the “moderate” category and 97th place in the world, at the end of the list of the 10 safest countries in Africa. Most of the indicators in Algeria are between 40 and 60, considered moderate.
However, for four indicators, the country scored high, such as changes in crime over the past three years, drug trafficking, corruption and the insecurity of walking alone at night.
