Illicit Trade Value: Poland $0.919 Billion ($919 Million)

Black Markets in Poland

Cocaine Price :$53.0 per gram
Ecstasy Price :$1.7 per tablet
Heroin Price :$53.0 per gram
Marijuana Price :$6.6 per gram
Book Piracy :$5 Million
Counterfeiting :$0.919 Billion ($919 Million)
Counterfeit Pesticides :$22.9 Million
Movie Piracy :$102 Million
Music Piracy :$118 Million
Software Piracy :$618 Million
Video Game Piracy :$76 Million
Total Country Black Market Value :$0.919 Billion ($919 Million)

Poland Crime Statistics

Latest news about crime and security in Poland. Information about the black market in Poland is collected from international organizations, government reports and news articles.

Victims Identified in the UK in 2011

in Transnational Crime

The United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre has reported that 2,077 potential victims of human trafficking were identified in 2011. The figures were submitted by police agencies, the UK Border Agency and other law enforcement agencies.

Out of the total number of victims, 31 percent were trafficked for sexual exploitation. 22 percent were victims of labor trafficking, 17 percent for various criminal activities, 11 percent for domestic servitude, and 5 percent were trafficked for more than one type of exploitation.In a first case of reporting, 1 percent of the victims (3 people) reported being trafficked for the purpose of their organs being harvested.

13 percent of the victims were unable to be determined.

The most common country of origin of the human trafficking victims were the Czech Republic, Nigeria, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.

Source: Jamie Doward, “People smugglers target their victims as organ donors and house slaves,” Guardian, August 25, 2012.

Number of Prostitutes in Poland

in Transnational Crime

An estimated 20 percent of teenage prostitutes in Poland provide sexual services to receive designer clothes and other luxury items as payments.

The average age girls enters prostitution in Poland is 15.

Across the entire country, the US State Department reports that there are between 18,000 to 20,000 women working in the sex trade.

Source: Dan Bilefsky, “Dark Film on Teenagers Echoes From Mall to Church,” New York Times, March 4, 2010.

Source: United States Department of State, “2009 Human Rights Report: Poland”, March 11, 2010.

Numer of Cigarettes Seized by Polish Customs in 2009

in Tax Evasion

Cigarette smuggling in Poland led to 750 million cigarettes being seized by Customs in 2009, an increase from the 100 million illegal cigarettes seized in 2008.

Source: “EU to crack down on cigarette smuggling,” Warsaw Business Journal, January 11, 2010.

Losses From Fake Pesticides in Europe

in Counterfeiting

Below are losses to selected countries in Europe from counterfeit pesticides.

Country	Losses
Czech Republic	4.19 Million
Germany	39.4 Million
Greece	13.3 Million
Hungary	6.6 Million
Poland	22.9 Million
Spain	103 Million

Source: “Counterfeit Pesticides Across Europe-2008,” European Crop Protection Association, August 2008.

Marijuana and cocaine use in Poland

in Drug Trafficking

7.7 percent of the population in Poland smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 0.8 percent of the population last used cocaine in 2005.

Source: EMCDDA, “Poland Data Sheet.”