While vandalism, theft and street crimes have become a part of daily life in many European metropolises, the situation is exactly the opposite in the Kosovo market. According to ASK's most recent 2020 data on the subject, only 2.3% of households across Kosovo stated that they encountered a problem of crime, violence or vandalism in the area where they live
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This data shows that 97.7% of the people of Kosovo do not have any security concerns due to public order in their daily lives; It proves that neighborhood, street and city life continues in an environment of high trust.
As the rate of urbanization increases in most countries, crime rates in big cities also increase in parallel. However, Kosovo statistically deviates from this general rule. When 2020 data was examined, the crime and vandalism reporting rate in urban areas (city centers) was 1.9%, while this rate was measured as 2.5% in rural areas.
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The fact that the perception of crime/violence in city centers is so low (1.9%) provides a very strong "safe location" argument for commercial investments to be made in big cities such as Pristina or Prizren, retail stores to be opened and luxury housing projects to be developed.
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Physical investments (factories, warehouses, stores) often require high security budgets against theft and vandalism. Kosovo's low problem perception of 2.3% allows companies to minimize operational costs (OPEX) allocated to private security personnel, alarm systems and high-premium insurance policies
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International companies most often encounter the question of "life safety" when assigning their senior managers and technical personnel to Kosovo. The data clearly shows that foreign personnel can live safely with their families in Kosovo, with a low crime rate
. This safe ground supports residence permit applications and qualified brain drain in favor of Kosovo.