Violence, illegal possession and carrying of weapons or explosives, drug trafficking and possession, theft, unauthorized publication and showing of someone else's video footage - these are just some of the most common crimes committed by minors in Bar in the past two years.
A total of 149 minors in the Bar municipality committed criminal and misdemeanor offenses during that period. While criminal charges were filed against some of them, in 48 cases the Bar police filed misdemeanor charges against the parents of children under 14 who were in conflict with the law, and one criminal charge against the parents.
In the period from January 1 to October 1 of this year, 33 juvenile perpetrators of criminal offenses were registered in Bar, while six misdemeanor charges were filed against minors over the age of 14.
For children under the age of 14, who are not subject to legal responsibility, parents or guardians were responsible, and so far 29 misdemeanor charges have been recorded for violations under Article 37 of the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence.
This was stated to "Vijesti" by the Police Directorate, answering questions about the rate and nature of illegal acts committed in the town near Rumija by young people and children under the age of 18.
During the previous year, 2024, 44 minors were registered as having committed a criminal offense, while 17 misdemeanor charges were filed against minors for violations of the Law on Public Order and Peace.
In the area of parental responsibility for neglecting the upbringing of their children, 20 misdemeanor charges were filed last year for violations under Article 37 of the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence.
"The most frequently registered criminal offenses committed by minors during 2024 and 2025 (until October 1) were violent behavior, unauthorized possession and carrying of weapons and explosives, serious bodily injury, endangering safety, unauthorized publication and display of someone else's documents, portraits and recordings," the Police Directorate said.
In addition to this, they also commit the crime of minor bodily harm, endangering public traffic, unauthorized production, possession and distribution of narcotic drugs, facilitating the consumption of narcotic drugs, the crime of theft, as well as the crime of domestic or family violence.
When it comes to violations under the Public Order and Peace Act, the most common violations are insults and insolent behavior, threats, and physical assault.
Parents are also being prosecuted
The Police Directorate also noted that police officers from the Bar Security Department, due to neglect of a legally irresponsible child under the age of 14, filed a criminal complaint with the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Bar against the child's parents for the criminal offense of neglect and abuse of a child.
Near the "Blažo Jokov Orlandić" Elementary School, as "Vijesti" wrote last month, two minors (13 and 15 years old) attacked and beat a thirteen-year-old boy on September 4th, who suffered minor physical injuries.
That day, the police in Bar identified two violent boys, which resulted in the Bar Basic State Prosecutor's Office (ODT) ordering the Police Directorate to file criminal charges against a fifteen-year-old boy for violent behavior, and one parent of a thirteen-year-old boy for the criminal offense of neglect and child abuse.
The situation was somewhat different on the last day of September, when the ODT, regarding organized violence between two teenage girls, qualified the crime as light bodily harm, for which prosecution is being taken over by private prosecution.
The ODT previously told the newspaper that a reconciliation procedure is planned, and if it fails, the juvenile prosecutor will initiate preparatory proceedings against these two individuals.
The most frequently registered criminal offenses committed by minors in 2024 and 2025 (until October 1) are violent behavior, unauthorized possession and carrying of weapons and explosives, serious bodily injury, endangering safety, unauthorized publication and display of someone else's documents, portraits and recordings. There are also endangering public traffic, unauthorized production, possession and distribution of narcotics, facilitating the consumption of narcotics, the criminal offense of theft, as well as the criminal offense of domestic or family violence.
Increased activities around schools
Deputy Commander in the Bar Police Amer Skenderovic, during a meeting with journalists at the end of September, said that they are particularly focused on schools and minors, they have increased activities, and there are often those that citizens and parents do not notice.
They met with representatives of school parents' councils, as he said at the time, and their calls were numerous, so they presented the issue of violence among minors to them on several occasions.
Juvenile delinquency and disruption of public order are receiving a lot of public attention, he pointed out, especially the recent case of violence near the "Blažo Jokov Orlandić" Elementary School when a juvenile was left lying on the concrete after a physical altercation.
20 misdemeanor charges were filed in the area of parental responsibility for neglecting the upbringing of their children, due to violations under Article 37 of the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence.
Officials are investing additional efforts in activities near Bar schools, most often in plain clothes, and are regularly monitoring the situation, he emphasized, and said that schools are safe for children to stay in, despite isolated cases of violence.
Officers of the Regional Security Center "South", Bar Security Department, as told to "Vijesti" from the Police Directorate, continue to implement preventive and repressive activities in cooperation with other competent institutions in order to combat juvenile delinquency and preserve the safety of children and youth.
They do this, they state, "through educational activities in schools, the presence of police officers in places where minors gather to the extent possible, timely detection and processing of all forms of illegal behavior, as well as filing charges against parents or guardians in cases of child neglect, with constant coordination with social work centers, the prosecutor's office, courts and the local community."
Budva Minor Offences Court: 417 cases against minors opened in eight months, 80 percent resolved
In the Budva Misdemeanor Court, a total of 417 cases against minors were opened between January 1 and September 1 this year, which is a slight decrease compared to the same period in 2024. This was announced by the President of the Budva Misdemeanor Court. Marko Đukanović.
In the Ulcinj department, as he emphasized, compared to 2024, the influx of cases filed against minors decreased by 63 cases, while the Kotor department received 34 more cases, and the situation is similar with the Bar department, where 26 more cases were received.
"In the seat of the court, as well as in the Department in Herceg Novi, the influx of cases with minor defendants is at the level of the previous year. In the structure of these cases, the majority of cases are from the field of the Law on Road Traffic Safety, as well as the Law on Public Order and Peace, while cases from the field of the Law on Prevention of Drug Abuse and the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence are represented to a significantly lesser extent. Of the total number of cases in progress, almost 80% have been completed, so in a total of 188 cases an educational warning measure - reprimand was imposed, while a measure of increased supervision was imposed in a total of 65 cases. In 40 cases, a measure of supervision was imposed - increased supervision by parents, and in 25 cases a measure of increased supervision by guardianship authorities was imposed", announced Đukanović.
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