Economic Activity in Athens Degradation of Historical City Centre: Problems and Prospects
RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM
General Trends in Reported Crimes ATTICA
Share of Attica to Total Crime
GREECE
2008
2010
D% 2010/08
2008
2010
D% 2010/08
2008
2010
Homicide
69
82
18,8%
139
175
25,9%
49,6%
46,9%
Robbery
2.519
4.595
82,4%
3.293
6.097
85,2%
76,5%
75,4%
Motor vehicle theft 13.744
16.204
17,9%
23.558
27.608
17,2%
58,3%
58,7%
Burglary
45.132
53.267
18,0%
67.813
90.939
34,1%
66,6%
58,6%
Drug trafficking
4.650
4.592
-1,2%
11.440
11.471
0,3%
40,6%
40,0%
72
107
48,6%
141
166
17,7%
51,1%
64,5%
11.433
-3,5%
21.001
22.209
5,8%
56,4%
51,5%
Smuggling
Other major crimes 11.847
Source: Ministry of Citizen Protection, Hellenic Police.
Unprecedented Rise of Crime in Athens
(% changes 2010/2008)
90,0% 82,4% 80,0% 70,0% 60,0% 48,6%
50,0% 40,0%
18,8%
17,9%
18,0%
Burglary
20,0%
Motor vehicle theft
30,0%
10,0%
-3,5%
Other major crimes
Smuggling
-1,2%
Drug trafficking
Robbery
-10,0%
Homicide
0,0%
Alarming Increase in HIV Disease among Drug Addicts Reference Period January - October Sensitive Groups
Homosexual Men Intravenous drug users
Heterosexuals
Non defined
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
256
197
285
235
270
266
(51,41%)
(46,03%)
(50,98%)
(50,11%)
(51,33%)
(33,13%)
16
9
9
10
14
190
% Growth 2011/10
(3,21%)
(2,10%)
(1,61%)
(2,13%)
(2,66%)
(23,66%)
+1050%
132
97
122
75
90
108
(26,51%)
(22,66%)
(21,82%)
(15,99%)
(17,11%)
(13,45%)
88
123
138
147
150
236
(17,67%)
(28,74%)
(24,69%)
(31,34%)
(28,52%)
(29,39%)
Share of Athens to Total Criminality in Greece 2010 Population Athens 35,3% Rest of Greece 64,7%
Homicide Rest of Greece 35,5%
Athens 64,5%
Smuggling
Robbery Rest of Greece 24,6% Athens 75,4%
Rest of Greece 35,5%
Burglary Rest of Greece 35,5%
Athens 64,5%
Athens 64,5%
Sharp Decline of Economic Activity in the Centre of Athens 250
87,9
97,6
105,5
139,5
168,6 149,9
156,1
mill. Euros
112,4
209,5 50
-10,0%
-7,5%
100
-7,1%
-28,0%
150
-11,1%
-25,5%
200
0 Athens City Centre 1st Semester 2009
Rest of Attica 1st Semester 2010
Other Big Cities 1st Semester 2011
Employment in Hotels Year 2008 2009 2010 2011
ATTICA May 18.905 18.369 15.896 12.569
Source: ITEP, Field research among Greek hotels.
GREECE August 19.109 18.334 15.911 12.825
May 114.363 114.285 111.626 111.880
August 136.048 132.619 126.439 137.298
Dramatic Changes in Hotel Industry in the Centre of Athens
ďƒ˜ 2004 (Athens Olympic Summer Games 2004) 14 new hotels opened
1.250 rooms
ďƒ˜ 2011 17 hotels shut down
1.500 rooms lost
SHADOW ECONOMY-BLACK MARKET Estimated annual turn over in Athens area (source SELPE)
•4,5 bil Euro
Tax •VAT + Taxes evasion •>1 bil Eur
SCHENGEN VISAS ITALY
AUSTRIA
NETHERLANDS
GREECE 0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
Contact Information
Mr. George Alex. Tsakiris Active Member of Citizens’ Movement for the Centre of Athens President of Hellenic Chamber of Hotels Tel. 00 30 213 2169982 Fax. 00 30 210 3221422 Mob. 00 30 6973494219 Email: tsakirisgeorgios@gmail.com president@grhotels.gr