Frontex Map: Current Situation at the External Borders (JANUARY – SEPT 2010)

Frontex has released an updated Third Quarter map, January-September 2010, showing data regarding the situation at the external borders.   Note the information on the map pre-dates the deployment of the Frontex RABIT forces to the Greek border in October/November.  The data shows a 369% increase in detected irregular crossings along the Greek-Turkey land border over the first three quarters of 2010 compared to 2009.

The significant reduction in migrants detected at maritime borders continues:

• Jan-Sept 2010:   11.163 (estimated preliminary data)
• Jan-Sept 2009:   39.084
• 71% reduction

Data by route:

Central Mediterranean route

• Italy:
  • Jan-Sept 2010:     2.866
  • Jan-Sept 2009:    8.289
  • 65% reduction
• Malta:
  • Jan-Sept 2010:    29
  • Jan-Sept 2009:    1.289
  • 98% reduction

Western Mediterranean route

Spain (land border):

• Jan-Sept 2010:   1.089
• Jan-Sept 2009:   1.369
• 20% reduction

Spain (sea border excluding Canary Islands):

• Jan-Sept 2010:   2.592
• Jan-Sept 2009:   3.540
• 27% reduction

West African route – Canary Islands (Spain):

• Jan-Sept 2010:   16
• Jan-Sept 2009:   2.212
• 99% reduction

Eastern Mediterranean route

Greece (TUR land border):

• Jan-Sept 2010:   31.021 (estimated preliminary data)
• Jan-Sept 2009:   6.616
• 369% increase

Greece (sea borders):

• Jan-Sept 2010:   5.606 (estimated preliminary data)
• Jan-Sept 2009:   23.735
• 76% decrease

Click here to view Jan-Sept 2010 Map.

Click here for link to Jan-June 2010 Map.

Click here for link to 2009 Map.