Homelessness In Greece
Greece, which is located in Europe, is one of the most gorgeous places to visit with beautiful beaches, great archaeological sites and cities, several historical monuments which have inspired some modern education and culture around the world.
According to the 2001 census the population of Greece is home to 10,964,020 people. Greece has received a large number of immigrants since the early 1990s (Greece, 2008). The majority of them come from the neighboring countries. The population of northern Greece has been ethnically, religiously and linguistically combined. The Muslim minority of Greece is the only recognized minority group in Greece by the government. The officials define it as a group of Greek Muslims numbering 98,000 people, consisting …show more content…
Over the past three years unemployment has roughly doubled, and Greece has lost more than 10 percent of its output. Nearly 320,000 people lost their jobs in the 12-month period ending in February 2017, pushing the unemployment rate to 22 percent (Greece, 2016). Greece's 3.8 million employed people are supporting the 4.5 million who don't work — 1.1 million officially unemployed and 3.4 million considered financially inactive (Greece, 2016). Homelessness, the most visible sign of Greece's financial despair, has risen by around 25 percent, according to estimates by a state-funded relief agency. That number includes more people from traditionally stable backgrounds such as high school and university graduates (Greece, 2016). The Public Order Ministry has reported an increase in nearly all categories of crime between 2010 and 2011, with murder up 5 percent and armed robberies in occupied homes up 110 percent.
Greece is having the same problems as the entire United States with unemployment, homelessness and crime. The best way I feel to get rid of all these issues is to address them one by one. Unemployment can be fixed if Greece was more industrialized, Greece should stop buying materials they can grow and make their selves. Once Greece become more industrialized that will create more jobs for people so homelessness will eventually go down. As far as crime, if people had other things to do, like a job, the crime rate would go
According to the 2001 census the population of Greece is home to 10,964,020 people. Greece has received a large number of immigrants since the early 1990s (Greece, 2008). The majority of them come from the neighboring countries. The population of northern Greece has been ethnically, religiously and linguistically combined. The Muslim minority of Greece is the only recognized minority group in Greece by the government. The officials define it as a group of Greek Muslims numbering 98,000 people, consisting …show more content…
Over the past three years unemployment has roughly doubled, and Greece has lost more than 10 percent of its output. Nearly 320,000 people lost their jobs in the 12-month period ending in February 2017, pushing the unemployment rate to 22 percent (Greece, 2016). Greece's 3.8 million employed people are supporting the 4.5 million who don't work — 1.1 million officially unemployed and 3.4 million considered financially inactive (Greece, 2016). Homelessness, the most visible sign of Greece's financial despair, has risen by around 25 percent, according to estimates by a state-funded relief agency. That number includes more people from traditionally stable backgrounds such as high school and university graduates (Greece, 2016). The Public Order Ministry has reported an increase in nearly all categories of crime between 2010 and 2011, with murder up 5 percent and armed robberies in occupied homes up 110 percent.
Greece is having the same problems as the entire United States with unemployment, homelessness and crime. The best way I feel to get rid of all these issues is to address them one by one. Unemployment can be fixed if Greece was more industrialized, Greece should stop buying materials they can grow and make their selves. Once Greece become more industrialized that will create more jobs for people so homelessness will eventually go down. As far as crime, if people had other things to do, like a job, the crime rate would go