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Convicts in Bulgaria are mostly men aged 30 - 39

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Convicts in Bulgaria in 2018 were mostly men aged between 30 and 39. Nearly 22,000 people were sentences as 91% of them were men. The most common crimes are causing road accidents, drug use and sale, theft. 98 people have been convicted of murder or attempted murder. For yet another year, the number of people convicted of economic crimes decreased - 1767 for 2018.



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