Murder In 1995, post-Communist Bulgaria's murder rate peaked at 5.83 per 100,000 population. Contract killings aimed at bosses of organized crime groups was a problem but mostly decreased following the arrest of five “Killers” gang members starting in 2010. In 2014, another “Killers” group was suspected of being responsible for the contract killing of customs officers in 1998. In 2014, four contract murders that targeted criminals were reported. However, from 2020 onward, mafia related incidents have risen back and contract killings have been both successfully and unsuccessfully fulfilled. Racketeering amongst most Bulgarian businesses has remained a problem throughout the country.
Corruption Corruption is a problem in Bulgaria. In 2011, a survey showed that one out of every four Bulgarians who dealt with doctors, police officers, customs officials or judges offered money, a gift or a favour to see their problems solved. In 2006 the
European Commission established goals for Bulgaria to improve its fight against
corruption and
organised crime. In the 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index, Bulgaria ranked 86th out of 182 countries. They scored a 3.3 with 10 the highest possible. Bulgaria's criminal code outlaws many types of corruption, but enforcement of the laws is weak.
Corruption Perceptions Index The
Corruption Perceptions Index, published by
Transparency International, scores countries on how corrupt their public sectors are viewed. Countries are ranked from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). Bulgaria's 2016 score was 41. Among the 176 countries scored, Bulgaria was ranked number 75—tied with Kuwait, Tunisia and Turkey. The table shows Bulgaria's scores between 2012 and 2016: • A corrupt judiciary that fabricates (makes up) criminal charges against the victim; • A corrupt media that, in coordination with the government, runs a “black PR” campaign, which spreads lies about the victim's company (usually causing a panic among the company's customers); • Corrupt regulatory officials who use government power to seize the target's asset and distribute them to the criminals. In 2014,
Corporate Commercial Bank—the country's fourth largest bank whose financial portfolio made up ten percent of Bulgaria's GDP
Violence against women ==By location==