Most of the most-wanted in Europe are women. Europe's agency Europol said 18 of 21 criminals who are on the from the are women. The suspects are accused of a range of including murder, human trafficking and . Europol has a "Crime has no gender" campaign. It said: "People think that usually these crimes are not being committed by women, but they are, and they are as serious as those committed by men." However, a crime said: "Some women do commit crimes. They do so far less than men."
Europol hopes to raise , "that women are just as likely to commit crimes as men." It said: "Even though the is often around fugitives, women can be just as bad." The campaign website asks: "Are women equally as of committing serious crimes as men?" It answers that , stating: "The female fugitives featured on Europe's Most Wanted prove that they are [capable]. Criminals of genders in this new campaign by EU law are all wanted for grave offenses like murder..., theft and trafficking in human beings."
