A man with no constant source of income, previously involved in illegal actions & mdash; this is what the portrait of the average criminal in Russia looks like today. This is reported by TASS, with reference to data from the Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation on the state of crime in the country for six months.
According to the agency, in the six months of 2021, 446,000 people have been identified who have committed crimes in Russia. Of these, 64% (285,000) have no permanent source of income and 58% (257,000) have already committed crimes. & Nbsp;
Who most often commits crimes in Russia and why?
Most often, according to the Interior Ministry, crimes are committed by male Russian citizens. Women are involved in one in six offenses. & Nbsp;
Foreigners represent less than 4% of illegal acts. For six months, law enforcement identified 16,000 foreign citizens who committed crimes, 80% of whom & mdash; these are immigrants from the CIS countries. It is noteworthy that compared to last year their number has increased by 6%.
One in three crimes in the country, writes TASS, was committed while intoxicated, while their number fell by 7% during the year.
What does the structure of crime look like in the country in January & mdash; June 2021? & Nbsp;
The picture of crime according to the Home Office looks like this : & nbsp;
0.9% & mdash; these are crimes related to the violation of the highway code and the driving of vehicles; 0.7% & mdash; diversion or waste; 0.1% & mdash; vandalism; 1.1% & mdash; corrupt practices; 1.5% & mdash; murder, deliberate injury to health, rape; 1.8% & mdash; theft, theft; 3.3% & mdash; violation of traffic rules by a person subject to an administrative sanction; 16.5% & mdash; fraud; 34.6 – theft; 39.5% & mdash; others. & nbsp;
Is cybercrime affecting the crime situation in the country? & nbsp;
According to the Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation, the growth of computer crime continues to be an important factor which has a negative impact on the crime situation in the country. Compared to the same period last year in January-June 2021, it stood at 20.3%. The proportion of these illegal acts in the overall crime structure reached 26.5%. The growth of crimes committed using the Internet & mdash; by 42.1%, using computer technology & mdash; by 35.6%.
How does the Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation generally assess the state of crime in Russia over the past six months? Its official website. & nbsp;
In January-June 2021, the number of homicides and attempted murders in the country decreased by 6.9%, the facts of intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm & mdash; by 12.3%, thefts & mdash; by 19%, thefts & mdash; by 21.3%, burglaries & mdash; by 20.9% and vehicle theft & mdash; by 29.5%.
The number of crimes committed in public places decreased by 3.3%, including in streets, squares, parks and squares & mdash; 7.6%. Street thefts decreased by 17.2%, thefts & mdash; by 27.2%, theft and mdash; by 8.2%.
In addition, over six months, the number of crimes committed by minors and with their participation decreased by 17.2%, there is also a decrease in crimes in the family and domestic sphere.
Sources
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