Crime in Poland

Crime in Poland is on the decline and the police are more prevalent and responsive than ever before. However, crime does still happen, and Americans should take steps to ensure the safety of themselves and their family members.

Within the last two weeks two separate incidents have occurred where juvenile American citizens have been accosted by young Polish men in Warsaw. These incidents happened over separate weekends, in the vicinity of the Wilanow Bus Stop, at approximately the same time of the evening. Luckily, during both incidents no one was seriously hurt. The local police are aware of the crimes and have promised to take appropriate measures to address this situation.

The Embassy has the following recommendations to consider given the similarities of the two incidents; we urge you to review these with your family members:

• Avoid known criminal hang-outs such as large parking lots near closed businesses (local police inform us that crimes of this nature increase substantially after 10:00 P.M.), bars, quick-marts, etc.


• Limit activities in the vicinity of the Wilanow Bus Stop in Warsaw and surrounding area. The police have identified this area as having criminal activity.


• If you must transit an area known for criminal activity, use a mode of transportation which will limit your exposure.


• If you are approached by a group of individuals, depart the area as quickly as possible. Do not engage the individuals in any type of confrontational behavior.

If you have additional questions or concerns, you may contact the U.S. Embassy’s American Citizen Services unit either by telephone at (48) (22)504-2784 or e-mail at acswarsaw@state.gov. The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw is located at Aleje Ujazdowskie 29/31. The Consular Section entrance is located around the corner at Ulica Piekna 12.

Informacja ta ukaże się w ciągu kilku dni w języku polskim na stronie internetowej Ambasady pod adresem: http://poland.usembassy.gov.

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