Crime in Poland

Poland ranks favorably in terms of public safety, with one of the lowest homicide rates in Europe.

Centralne Biuro Śledcze Policji, CBŚP) is the law enforcement unit of the Polish Police responsible for fighting organized crime.

[5] Polish organized crime emerged in the 1990s when the traditional criminal underworld became better organised due to rising corruption.

Even though law enforcement dealt a severe blow to the Pruszków mafia, it is alleged that Pruszków-based gangs, with or without notice from their former leaders, have regained their strength in recent years and have begun setting up their car-theft rings and connections with Colombian drug cartels again.

The law enforcement agency responsible for combating corruption within Poland's public sector is the Central Anticorruption Bureau (Polish: Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne).