More crime in German border regions after Schengen enlargement

The crime rate in German border regions has increased after the enlargement of the Schengen area by the Czech Republic and Poland in December. According to the police in Zittau, a town situated near the Czech border, the number of thefts has increased by nearly two thirds and the number of stolen cars has risen more than ten times. Czech police, on the contrary, have registered a decrease in the crime rate after border checks were lifted.