Official statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Ministry of Internal Affairs statistics

Every year it calculates the state of crime by crime categories and the state of affairs in each region. The latest data shows that in 2016, 2,160,063 crimes were registered in Russia - this is 228,413 crimes less than the year before.

A decrease in crime was recorded in 77 regions of Russia. For example, in Sevastopol, one third fewer crimes were registered compared to 2015 data, and in the Oryol region - by almost 21%.

In the country, despite the economic crisis, the number of particularly serious crimes, such as murders, robberies and robberies, decreased by 15.9%.

Thefts were registered 871,084 (-14.5%), robberies - 61,524 (-15.4%), and robberies - 11,416 (-16.3%).

Despite the general decrease in the level of criminalization in Russia in 2016, experts from the Prosecutor General’s Office identified the top three regions in terms of crime growth. These are the Republic of Tyva, where the growth was 8.7%, as well as the Sakhalin region and North Ossetia - 4.5%.

The Moscow region became the leader in the number of murders and attempted murders in 2016. Specialists from the Prosecutor General's Office recorded the least number of murders in Chukotka. Bribes were given more often than in other Russian regions in Moscow, and least often in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Meanwhile, as noted in the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, in 2016, compared to 2015, the number of detected economic crimes in the country decreased by 3.3%. The number of registered cases of bribes decreased by 17.7%.

Infographic: L!FE

In 2016, compared to 2015, the number of detected economic crimes in the country decreased by 3.3%. The number of registered cases of bribes decreased by 17.7%.

However, according to the capital department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the average amount of a bribe in Moscow in 2016 compared to 2015 increased by more than 2.5 times and exceeded 2 million rubles.

The Prosecutor General's Office claims that the number of frauds also decreased in 2016.

Experts note that more than half of the crimes in Russia in 2016 - 674,935 - were committed by repeat offenders. In addition, every third crime in 2016 (37%) was committed while intoxicated.

The Prosecutor General's Office has not forgotten about foreigners. They committed 43,933 crimes last year, which is 8.9% less than in 2015. Moreover, 38,501 of these crimes were committed by CIS citizens.

2011: Deaths from crimes 40.1 thousand.

1. In 2011, internal affairs bodies reviewed 24.61 million statements, reports and other information about incidents, which is 3.1% more than in the twelve months of 2010. For almost every twelfth report (8.1%), a decision was made to initiate criminal proceedings. A total of 1,982.4 thousand criminal cases were initiated, which is 9.2% less than the same period in 2010.

2. In 2011, 2404.8 thousand crimes were registered, or 8.5% less than during the same period in 2010. An increase in registered crimes was noted in 7 subjects of the Russian Federation, a decrease – in 76 subjects.

3. 92.1% of all registered crimes are detected by internal affairs bodies, and 5.0% of them are at the stage of preparation and attempt. A total of 109.6 thousand crimes (2.8%) were detected at these stages.

4. 41.0% of crimes are registered in republican, regional and regional centers - a total of 986.51 thousand, a fifth (21.0%) - in rural areas, where 506.1 thousand crimes are registered, which is 5.7 % less than in 2010.

5. As a result of criminal attacks, 40.1 thousand people died (4.5%), and 49.4 thousand people suffered serious harm (2.8%). Rural areas account for 41.0% of the dead (16.4 thousand people), cities and towns that are not centers of federal subjects account for 35.8% of people whose health was seriously harmed (17.7 thousand people). ).

6. Damage from crimes (for completed and suspended criminal cases) amounted to 250.73 billion rubles, which is 4.4% less than the same figure last year. Moreover, two thirds of the damage (64.9%) is due to crimes registered in the centers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

7. The share of grave and especially grave crimes among those registered decreased from 26.0% in January - December 2010 to 25.3%.

8. Almost half of all registered crimes (49.3%) are theft of other people’s property, committed by:

• thefts – 1038.6 thousand (6.3%),
• robbery - 127.8 thousand (22.3%),
• robbery - 20.1 thousand (18.2%).

Almost every third theft (30.3%), every twenty-second robbery (4.6%), and every fourteenth robbery (7.2%) involved illegal entry into a home, premises or other storage facility.

Every twenty-second (4.6%) registered crime is burglary. In January - December 2011, their number decreased by 17.6% compared to the same period in 2010.

9. The number of identified crimes related to illegal trafficking of weapons, compared to January - December 2010, decreased by 7.5% and amounted to 28.1 thousand, and the number of identified facts of theft and extortion of weapons, ammunition, explosives and explosive devices increased by 3.3% (1.5 thousand facts).

In January - December 2011, 6.8 thousand crimes (9.1%) were committed using weapons. The largest number of registered crimes of this category is observed in the Republic of Dagestan (593), Sverdlovsk region (528), St. Petersburg (377), Moscow (280), Stavropol Territory (222).

10. In 2011, 29.15 thousand environmental crimes were registered, which is 25.5% less than for the same period in 2010.

11. Compared to 2010, the number of economic crimes detected by law enforcement agencies decreased by 26.8%. In total, 202.5 thousand crimes of this category were identified, the share of these crimes in the total number of registered ones was 8.4%.

Material damage from these crimes (in completed criminal cases) amounted to 160.71 billion rubles.

Grave and especially grave crimes in the total number of identified economic crimes amounted to 53.8%.

The divisions of the internal affairs bodies identified 190.8 thousand crimes of an economic nature, their share in the total array of crimes of an economic nature was 94.2%.

12. In 2011, 215.2 thousand crimes related to drug trafficking were detected, which is 3.3% less than in the same period in 2010. At the same time, employees of drug control authorities identified 82 thousand crimes (2.2%), employees of internal affairs bodies - 129.7 thousand crimes (4.4%). Compared to January - December 2010, the number of detected crimes committed for the purpose of selling narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues decreased by 8.5%, and their share among crimes related to drug trafficking decreased from 51.0 % in January - December 2010 to 48.3%.

13. In 2011, 622 crimes of a terrorist nature (+7.1%) and 622 crimes of an extremist nature (5.2%) were registered.

14. 635 thousand crimes were registered in public places (+2.3%). 412.4 thousand (+3.7%) crimes were registered on streets, squares, parks and public gardens, including: 64.9 thousand (18.5%) robberies, 174.2 thousand (+14, 4%) thefts, 7.5 thousand (12.5%) assaults. On roads and highways outside populated areas, 155 armed attacks (29.9%), 373 robberies (+0.5%) were committed, 75 facts of illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of weapons, ammunition, explosives and explosive devices (35.9%).

15. In 2011, 1311.8 thousand crimes were solved (8.3%), including 650.7 thousand for which an investigation is mandatory (9.2%) and 661.1 thousand for which an investigation is optional ( 7.4%). Employees of the internal affairs bodies preliminarily investigated 1033 thousand crimes (10.0%), which is 78.7% of the total array of preliminarily investigated crimes, employees of the investigative bodies of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation - 125.9 thousand crimes (5.6%), which is 9.6% of the entire array, employees of drug control authorities are, respectively, 51.7 thousand (9.2%), bailiff services - 64.2 thousand (+14.9%).

16. 1080.1 thousand crimes were not solved, which is 9.5% less than the same figure for 2010. Of this amount, grave and especially grave crimes account for 24.7% (in January - December 2010 - 25.7%). 2.1 thousand murders and attempted murders (0.0%), 6 thousand facts of intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm (2.9%), 654.9 thousand thefts (7.7%), 68, remained unsolved. 4 thousand robberies (28.4%), 7.2 thousand assaults (18.6%).

1053.8 thousand crimes (9.4%) remained unsolved due to failure to identify the person to be charged as an accused.

17. 58.8 thousand crimes of past years were solved in 2011, which is 3.5% less than in the same period last year.

Half (46.4%) of the solved crimes of past years were thefts (27.3 thousand) and the thirteenth part (7.8%) were frauds (4.6 thousand).

18. 1041.3 thousand persons were identified who committed crimes (6.3%), the proportion of persons without a permanent source of income increased from 65.7% in January - December 2010 to 66.3%, and the proportion of previously convicted persons – from 26.5% to 28.7%.

19. Almost every third (40.7%) investigated crime was committed by persons who had previously committed crimes, almost every fifth (20.1%) was committed while intoxicated, every eighteenth (5.5%) was committed by minors or with their complicity.

Organized groups or criminal communities committed 16.9 thousand grave and especially grave crimes (20.3%), and their share in the total number of investigated crimes of these categories decreased from 5.9% in 2010 to 5.2%.

20. Foreign citizens and stateless persons committed 45 thousand crimes on the territory of the Russian Federation, which is 8.2% less than in January - December 2010, including 40.5 thousand crimes by citizens of the CIS member states ( 9.2%), their share was 90.1%.

RESEARCH “PRACTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR EARLY RELEASE OF CONVICTED CONVICTS IN THE RUSSIAN COURTS”

Section 1. STATISTICS ON CONVICTED PRISONERS

Method of analysis and brief conclusions

Methodology. In developing this section, data from the following sources was used:

• Federal Penitentiary Service;
• Rosstat;
• International Center for Prison Research (ICPR);
• Judicial Department under the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation;
• (IPSO, 2015);
• (IPSO, 2015).

Tables with a large amount of data are included in applications.

Brief conclusions.

Despite all the statements about the desire to humanize the penal system and use the experience of foreign countries, Russia is increasingly moving away from the world average for the number of prisoners per 100 thousand population. No other country in the world, except the United States, has such a number of people in prison.

The number of convicts in Russia is declining much more slowly than in neighboring countries. One of the reasons is the virtual elimination of the institution of parole. Due to the general decline in crime in the country, the number of “new” convicts is decreasing, while persons convicted in previous years cannot be released early. If ten years ago every second convict was released on parole, now every fifth one is released.

The majority of convicts in correctional institutions are serving sentences for murder. Moreover, this is the only category of crimes for which the number of people serving sentences has increased over the past decade, despite a more than two-fold decrease in the number of convictions. For those convicted of this category of crimes, the possibility of early release has been reduced to a minimum in recent years.

The number of people serving sentences for drug-related crimes has risen sharply in recent years.

The rate of recidivism among previously convicted persons continues to rise. Today, about 45% of all convictions are made against previously convicted persons. The reason is primarily the low level of efficiency of the penal system. The impact of the imperfection of the judicial system is somewhat less, but it is also visible. It is still very difficult for convicts to appeal against the actions of correctional institutions in the courts.

Repeated denial of parole to prisoners seeking to lead a law-abiding lifestyle undermines their trust in the fairness of the judicial system and provokes a return to a criminal lifestyle. There is a high correlation between the reduction of opportunities for early release from prison and the rate of recidivism.

Among Russian regions, the most unfavorable situation with recidivism has developed in the Irkutsk region and Perm region. At the same time, in the Perm Territory the proportion of those repeatedly convicted has decreased over two years, while in the Irkutsk Region, on the contrary, it has increased.

Number of prisoners in Russia

In Russia, there are about 650 thousand people in prison; according to this indicator, our country ranks second in the world after the United States. With a population of 2.4% of the global population, the Russian Federation contains about 7.5% of the total number of prisoners worldwide.

There are over 460 prisoners per 100 thousand population in Russia. This is second place among countries with a fairly high level of economic development.

Rice. 1. Number of prisoners per 100 thousand population in Russia and countries with high and medium levels of economic development
(countries with a population of more than 10 million people and a GDP per capita of more than 10 thousand dollars per year)

To a certain extent, such a significant number of prisoners is explained by the fact that crime in the Russian Federation still remains quite high. However, if we compare it with other countries of the former USSR, our crime rate is comparable, but the number of convicts per 100 thousand population in Russia is twice as high.

Table 1. Changes in the crime rate and the number of prisoners in Russia in 2005-2015.

The crime rate in Russia has decreased by 1.6 times (by 38%) over 10 years. At the same time, the number of prisoners decreased by only 1.2 times (by 18%).

Moreover, the number of serious and especially serious crimes of a violent nature has decreased even more significantly. From 2005 to 2014, the number of people convicted of murder decreased by 2.2 times, for rape by 2.3 times, and for robbery by 2.5 times.

The fact that the number of prisoners does not decrease in proportion to the decrease in crime indicates clear imbalances in the work of the judicial and prison systems.

Table 2. Number of persons held in prisons in Russia in 2005-2015.
(thousands of people)

Rice. 2. Number of persons held in places of deprivation of liberty in 2003-2015.

According to the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, as of March 1, 2016, 650,613 people were held in institutions of the penal system.

526,343 people served their sentences in correctional colonies, incl. in colony settlements - 32,079 people.

120,841 people were kept in pre-trial detention centers and premises functioning as a pre-trial detention center.

Thus, out of the total number of prisoners, about 530 thousand people are serving sentences based on a court verdict. Of these, 99% are held in adult correctional facilities.

Table 3. Number of persons in correctional colonies for adults, by terms of sentence in 2005-2015.
(thousands of people)

Rice. 3. Structure of the number of persons in correctional colonies for adults, depending on the term of punishment in 2003-2015.

Despite the fact that at the state level for many years in a row the need to abolish the punishment of imprisonment for persons who have committed minor crimes has been declared, the share of those serving sentences with a term of less than 3 years has remained stable over the past ten years and averaged 22-24% of the total number of convicts serving sentences. At the same time, the proportion of people sentenced to more than 10 years is gradually increasing.

Against the background of a general decrease in crime, one could consider the situation of an increase in the proportion of those sentenced to a term of 5 to 10 years, that is, mainly for crimes of medium gravity, to be considered normal. However, this is not happening: in 2015, in correctional colonies for adults, convicts with such a term accounted for 36% of the population, while in 2011 this figure was 38%, and in 2003 – 43%.

Rice. 4. Structure of the number of persons in correctional colonies for adults, depending on the category of crime in 2003-2015.

Since 2011, the main share in the structure of the number of prisoners in correctional colonies belongs to persons serving sentences for murder. By 2015, it reached its maximum values ​​– 28% and continues to grow. At the same time, the share of sentences handed down by courts for murder in 2015 accounted for only 1.28% of the total number of convictions (in 2005 - 2.31%).

This is due to the fact that increasingly longer sentences are being imposed for murders and fewer and fewer persons who have committed crimes in this category are being released on parole.

On the one hand, Russian society is becoming less and less tolerant of violent crimes, especially compared to the 90s. On the other hand, the legislative framework under Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder) has not changed in recent years, therefore, from the point of view of the law, tightening sanctions is unjustified. Moreover, the requirements of the law have even softened in relation to criminals cooperating with the investigation. Depriving those convicted of murder of the right to parole can even be considered a refusal of the judicial community to recognize the possibility of sincere repentance and correction for such convicts.

The change in the position of the judicial community is especially striking when compared with other categories of crimes. Murder is the only crime category for which the conviction rate has fallen over the past decade, while the number of people serving sentences has increased.

Rice. 5. Comparison of the dynamics of the number of people convicted by courts and the number of prisoners serving sentences by main categories of crimes in 2005-2014.
(thousands of people)

In other categories, the number of crimes and the number of convicts is decreasing. The only category in which the number of convictions and the number of convicts serving sentences is increasing is drug-related crimes.

Recidivism among previously convicted persons

The issue of recidivism among previously convicted persons is becoming increasingly relevant in the context of a general decrease in crime and measures taken by the state to ensure law and order.

Table 4. Number of first and second time convicted persons held in places of deprivation of liberty in Russia in 2005-2015.
(thousands of people)

Despite all the efforts of the state, the level of recidivism among previously convicted persons continues to rise. By 2013-2014 The share of previously convicted persons in the total number of those convicted by court verdicts reached 44-45% - this is an absolute record in the history of modern Russia. Among convicts in prison, the proportion of persons who had previously served a sentence by 2014-2015. reached 63-64%, although until 2012 it did not exceed 50-53%.

Rice. 6. Proportion of people with previous convictions among those convicted of crimes and serving sentences in prisons

At the same time, quite a lot of attention is paid to improving the prison system at the federal level. Since 2003, budget expenditures on the penitentiary system have increased 6 times. In 2010, the “Concept for the development of the penal system of the Russian Federation until 2020” was adopted, one of the main goals of which was “to reduce the recidivism of crimes committed by persons who have served a sentence of imprisonment by increasing the efficiency of social and psychological work in places of deprivation of liberty, holding events in places of deprivation of liberty in order to adapt released convicts to society, including with the participation of civil society.” The document was signed by then Chairman of the Government V.V. Putin.

However, the quality of the system is only getting worse. Since 2009, the system has changed its leadership twice: in 2009, A.A.’s team came to the department. Reimer, whose three-year activities revealed high-profile corruption crimes; Since 2012, the department has been led by the team of G.A. Kornienko, whose activities also cannot be considered successful, taking into account the fact that it was after 2012 that the level of recidivism began to grow at the fastest pace.

The new leadership of the Federal Penitentiary Service actually refused to implement the provisions of the “Concept” (which is still a valid document), citing a lack of funding. At the same time, the volume of budget funding for the department is still increasing - in 2015, in the structure of the budget of the Russian Federation, the share of the Federal Penitentiary Service accounted for 2.2%, this is the 6th line among all ministries and departments.

Despite huge financial injections from the state and increased funding, the level of recidivism continues to rise. This allows us to conclude that the problem is not a lack of funding, but that in its current form the penal system has finally ceased to fulfill its main function of correcting criminals and ensuring their preparation for further normal life in society.

Effective mechanisms for monitoring the activities of the prison system have also not emerged. It is extremely difficult for an ordinary convict to appeal against the actions of the prison department - the system is closed from public control, and the prosecutor's office for supervision of correctional institutions often does not respond to prisoners' appeals.

The judicial system, which could correct shortcomings in the work of the Federal Penitentiary Service, has actually withdrawn from resolving these issues, most often taking the side of the administration of the institution rather than the convicted person, including issues of early release from prison.

Table 5. Number of convicts released from correctional colonies in Russia in 2005-2015.
(thousands of people)

The number of people released on parole or due to the replacement of deprivation with a more lenient punishment (Article 79 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) is decreasing every year. If before 2006 more than half of those released were released early, by 2015 this figure was only one in five.

The issue of early release of a convicted person depends entirely on the decision of the court. This decision is very significantly influenced by the position of the administration of the correctional institution, but the judge still makes the final verdict according to his inner conviction. Therefore, the current situation with the satisfaction of the petitions of convicted persons can safely be considered the result of the work of the judicial system.

Rice. 7. The influence of the possibility of early release of convicts on recidivism

The analysis revealed a close relationship between the level of recidivism and the early release of convicts from prison. A reduction in the proportion of convicts released early leads to an increase in the proportion of convicts repeatedly serving their sentences. The correlation between these two parameters is 86%; this value is recognized by science as a high level of close relationship between indicators.

The existence of such a dependence is explained by the fact that persons who have been repeatedly denied such an act of humanity (and often justice) as parole are more prone to re-commit crimes. For many prisoners, especially those who have already served a long sentence, the very process of considering their application for parole becomes a difficult moral test - it takes up a fairly large amount of time, which the convicted person spends in a state of uncertainty regarding his future fate.

For many prisoners, being denied parole becomes a severe psychological blow, which not everyone can cope with. This is especially true for persons convicted for the first time who sincerely strive to prove their law-abiding behavior. Denial of parole is often perceived by such convicts as an act of injustice, negating all the efforts they have made to prove their readiness for a normal life in society. Repeated refusal of parole can even lead to a breakdown in the psyche, after which a person becomes indifferent to his future and the opinion is consolidated that a criminal lifestyle is the only possible way of existence for him.

Unfortunately, despite the fact that a large number of research organizations work within the structure of the Federal Penitentiary Service, there are no scientific publications on the problems outlined above (at least in the public domain).

Scientific support and objective statistics that show recidivism rates among previously convicted individuals based on the length of sentence they have served, the category of crime committed, and other factors (such as family status) could help judges make probation decisions. - early release of convicts.

Recidivism among previously convicted persons by region

Judicial statistics data on the indicator “The share of persons previously convicted of committing crimes in the total number of persons convicted on the basis of convictions that have entered into legal force” for all regions of Russia are given in the appendix.

This section provides information on the most “outstanding” regions.

Table 6. Five regions with the highest percentage of previously convicted prisoners (based on court verdicts) in 2014

The top five regions with the highest percentage of previously convicted persons convicted by court sentences include the Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Kaliningrad regions, the Republic of Khakassia and the Perm Territory. Of these, in the Perm Territory the most sentences are passed against previously convicted persons - more than 4% of the total in Russia, while in 2014 the level of recidivism in the region decreased. In other regions, the number of sentences against previously convicted persons is relatively small - on average 1% of the Russian one.

Table 7. Five regions with the most unfavorable dynamics in terms of the share of previously convicted prisoners (based on court verdicts)
Note: previously convicted convicts are persons convicted on the basis of convictions that have entered into legal force, having an outstanding and unexpunged criminal record

For the period from 2012 to 2014. The level of recidivism increased the most in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Trans-Baikal Territory, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Kaliningrad and Irkutsk regions. In terms of the number of convictions against previously convicted persons, almost all of these regions are small - each of them accounts for less than 1% of the total number of previously convicted persons in the country as a whole. The only exception is the Irkutsk region, where this figure exceeds 3%.

Table 8. Characteristics of regions with the maximum number of previously convicted prisoners (according to court verdicts)

Note: previously convicted convicts are persons convicted on the basis of convictions that have entered into legal force, having an outstanding and unexpunged criminal record

In total, there are 8 regions in Russia in which more than 3% of the total Russian number of previously convicted persons were convicted by court verdicts. These are the Kemerovo, Samara and Irkutsk regions, Perm, Krasnoyarsk territories, Krasnodar and Altai regions, as well as the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Of these, from 2012 to 2014. recidivism has increased noticeably in the Republic of Bashkortostan, and the Irkutsk region demonstrated very serious growth rates.

Appendix 1. Statistics on the number of prisoners in different countries (by country groups)

Table 9. Number of prisoners in countries with high and medium levels of economic development
(countries with a population of more than 10 million people and a GDP per capita of more than 10 thousand dollars)

Table 10. Number of prisoners in BRICS countries

Table 11. Number of prisoners in the countries of the former USSR

Table 12. Number of prisoners in correctional colonies for adults, depending on the category of crime in 2005-2015.
(thousands of people)

Table 13. The number of people convicted by court sentences that have entered into legal force, for certain types of crimes in 2005-2014.

Appendix 3. Recidivism in the regions

Table 14. The share of previously convicted prisoners (based on court verdicts) in the regions of Russia in 2012-2014.
Note: previously convicted convicts are persons convicted on the basis of convictions that have entered into legal force, having an outstanding and unexpunged criminal record

In every single region of the country.

Characteristics of crime

Statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs show a decrease in crime in 56 constituent entities of the Russian Federation. In 2016, the number of serious offenses decreased by 21%.

The total is 2.05 million cases of offenses for 11 months of 2017, which is 4.7% less than in 2016. According to official data from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, 92% of all offenses committed during this period were disclosed.

Most of the offenses occur in the republican regional and regional centers. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs website, rural areas account for 21.6%. Every second crime is committed by citizens who have already been brought to justice. Often offenses are committed by persons suffering. Statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs show that every third criminal was intoxicated.

According to the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in 2017 (January-November), the amount of damage from illegal actions of citizens amounted to 408.5 billion rubles, which is 27.4% less than in 2016. Moreover, 57.2% of the damage accounted for offenses recorded on the territory of regional centers of the country.

In 2016, 139 people died in the line of duty. The number of injured employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was 93, military personnel of the internal troops - 46.

Criminal activity in the Russian Federation

In 2017, there was an increase in the number of environmental crimes. 22 thousand cases were registered, which is 3.6% more than in 2016.

The number of economic offenses decreased by 3.3%. The total figure was 102 thousand. Crime statistics show that almost 86% were detected by the relevant authorities.

The number of computer crimes in January-November 2017 was about 82.4 thousand.

Over the nine months of 2017, 146.4 thousand cases were recorded. The official statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on defrauded shareholders includes 241 cases.

OCGs committed 12.3 thousand grave and especially grave crimes, which is 7.3% more than in 2016. Crime statistics published on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs show that in 2016 the number of unclosed cases amounted to 983.4 thousand. This includes 932 murders (-22.5%).

About 962.2 thousand cases were not solved due to the unknown identity of the criminal. At the same time, 51.2 thousand crimes of previous years were solved.

Crime statistics from the GIAC of the Ministry of Internal Affairs total 1,948 cases related to drug trafficking, which is 4.3% more than in 2016. In the 1st quarter of 2017, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-two pre-trial cooperation agreements were concluded.

Administrative offenses

The number of customs crimes for 9 months of 2017 amounted to 1,747 cases. The largest number of offenses occurs in the North-Western Federal District - 452. There is also an increase in the number of administrative offenses (AP). In the 1st quarter of 2017 there were about 23 thousand, which is 23% more than in 2016.

The police are primarily responsible for tracking administrative offenses. During the 1st quarter of 2017, more than 2 thousand people were brought to administrative responsibility for being in prohibited places.

In Russia there is a decrease in the number of registered crimes committed by minors. Statistics by year:

As statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs show, the proportion of crimes committed by minors is 5%. About 83.5% of offenses were committed against property. Almost 1/3 of crimes are committed with the participation of adults. The official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs presents statistics on crimes committed by minors with the largest share by region:

Homicide statistics

The number of murders in Russia has decreased significantly. Over 5 years (2011–2016), the figure decreased by 27% - from 14.3 thousand to 10.4 thousand per year.

Statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs recorded about 9 thousand murders over 11 months of 2017. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, the number of murders and attempts is 288 and 171 cases.

Statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs show that 545 murders and attempts remained unsolved, which is 21.5% less than in 2016. According to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the number of contract killings decreased by 33.3%. In 2017, 7.4 thousand cases were sent to court.

In recent years, there has been an increase in serial murders in Russia. Before 1998, about 20–27 criminal cases were opened annually. In 2002, the figure reached 205. In 2003, 350 criminal cases were opened for serial murders. However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs later restricted access to statistics.

Road traffic accidents

The number in Russia (2006–2016) increased from 35.89 million to 57.11 million. According to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the number of road accidents decreased by 54%, deaths by 47%, and injuries by 56%.

Statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs note that the number of accidents involving men is 6 times higher than those caused by women. with a fatal outcome 10 times more. Data from the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (statistics of road accidents in the Russian Federation by month):

According to official data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, every ninth road accident occurs due to driving into oncoming traffic. On average, 29.1% of deaths are recorded due to this offense.

Shows that 18.9% of drivers are under the influence of alcohol. The number of accidents in 11 months of 2017 was about 1.5 thousand. Compared to 2016, the number of deaths due to road accidents decreased by 192.2%, and the number of injured decreased by 18.3%.

Statistics on road traffic crimes according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs show an increase in the accident rate by 28.1%. This is especially noticeable in places where driving into the oncoming lane is prohibited. Statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs show that the number of dead was 296, the number of wounded was 1.5 thousand.

Corruption offenses

The share of corruption in the damage caused to the country is 10%. Over 3.5 years, 45 thousand people were convicted in Russia because of this.

In 2016, approximately 10.6 thousand citizens received a sentence under Chapter 31 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (crimes against justice). According to the Prosecutor General, the amount of material damage over 2.5 years amounted to 130 billion rubles.

Statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation count almost 32 thousand cases of corruption that were committed in 2016. according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs:

The 2016 ranking of countries by level of corruption showed that illegal actions are least likely to be committed in Denmark. Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Pakistan occupy 126th place. Russia is in 136th position. Ukraine ranks 142.

Terrorist actions

Statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of a terrorist nature include about 1.7 thousand crimes for 11 months of 2017, which is 14.4% less than in 2016. Indicators of extremist crime increased by 4.9%. About 1.4 thousand crimes were recorded.

Moscow has seen an increase in terrorist incidents since 2014. In 2016 alone, the increase was 86%.

Property theft

According to the website of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, about 52.4% of crimes are thefts, robberies and fraud. In 2017, crime statistics recorded 738.4 thousand. Of these, 433.6 thousand offenses are committed on streets, squares, parks or squares. Whereas in 2016, statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs recorded 871 thousand crimes. The burglary rate has been declining since 2011.

Crime statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation show that 419.1 thousand (-15.7%) cases remained unsolved.

From 2010 to 2015, the number of cases of theft of petroleum products in the Moscow region increased 10 times. In 2016, the most crimes occurred in the Leningrad region - 68. Next comes the Moscow region - 58 cases.

In Moscow, people are reporting crimes to the police less often. The number of applications in 2017 decreased by 8.2%. Moreover, this trend has been observed since 2003.

Information about the detection rate of serious and especially serious crimes provided by the representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin contradicts the data published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Statistics from the Investigative Committee turned out to be more optimistic

​​​TFR data

More than 90% of all serious and especially serious crimes in Russia are successfully solved, official representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin cited statistics on the air of the Vesti FM radio station. “The crime detection rate in 2006 was about 47.6%. Now the overall detection rate is about 54%, and for serious and especially serious crimes, such as murder, our detection rate is more than 91%,” said Markin (quoted by RIA Novosti).

He clarified that in the United States the detection rate for murders is about 74%, in Germany it is more than 90%, in Canada it is about 80%. “In this regard, we are quite competitive with Western investigations,” concluded the department representative.

The Investigative Committee did not promptly respond to RBC’s request on what data Markin’s conclusions were based on.

Ministry of Internal Affairs data

Markin’s statistics do not coincide with the data provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry publishes monthly reports “The State of Crime in Russia.” The latest report was released on December 15 and covers the period from January to November 2015. It follows from the document that a total of 2,196,646 crimes were registered in Russia, of which 1,148,037 crimes (52.2%) were solved. However, this is the only figure that approximately coincides with Markin’s data.

117,459 particularly serious crimes were registered, and 366,574 serious crimes. According to Article 15 of the Criminal Code, “grave crimes are intentional acts for which the maximum punishment provided for by this Code does not exceed ten years of imprisonment.” For especially serious crimes, punishment is more than ten years. years.

In 2015, 50,759 particularly serious and 190,869 serious crimes were solved in Russia, according to data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Thus, the detection rate for especially serious crimes was 43.2%, and for serious crimes - 52%. The report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs separately calculates the total detection rate of grave and especially grave violations of the law - 49.9%.

The detection rate statistics do not coincide with Markin’s data for certain categories of offenses. 10,603 murders and attempted murders were registered, and 8,781 were solved, that is, 82.8%. Intentional inflictions of grievous bodily harm - 27,737, 24,459 (88.2%) were disclosed. Kidnappings - 356, 240 cases (67.4%) were solved. In connection with the illegal circulation of weapons, 25,391 crimes were identified, 18,074 (71.1%) were solved.

Separately, the Ministry of Internal Affairs statistics highlight crimes related to drug trafficking. Among them, 163,775 grave and especially grave crimes were identified, 126,446 were solved, that is, 77.2%. Also, 70,283 grave and especially grave economic crimes were registered, 35,015 (49.8%) were solved.

Terrorism, rape and threats

1,560 crimes of a terrorist nature were identified (this is 54.6% more than in the same period in 2014), 501 were solved (that is, 32.1%). The increase in the number of detected crimes in this area may be associated with the intensified fight against militants of the Islamic State banned in Russia, experts previously spoke with RBC.

Only in two categories did the detection rate exceed 90%: 3,655 rapes and attempted rapes were registered, 3,440 (94.1%) were solved; 74,832 threats to kill or cause serious harm to health were identified, and 71,663 (95.7%) were solved.

The head of the Moscow police union, Mikhail Pashkin, in a conversation with RBC, suggested that Markin either simply made a mistake with the numbers, or the department decided to show how good everything is with crime detection in order to demonstrate its effectiveness.

Who reveals

The role of the Investigative Committee in the fight against crime is insignificant from a statistical point of view. Thus, the Investigative Committee identified 5,259 particularly serious and 4,182 serious crimes. For comparison, internal affairs bodies identified 72,109 and 322,798 crimes, respectively. In second place in the number of registered crimes are drug control authorities: they identified 36,811 and 23,363 crimes, respectively.

In terms of detection rates, the TFR’s indicators are slightly better: the department solved 24,637 particularly serious and 38,496 serious crimes (this is 13% of all such crimes). But in this case, the Investigative Committee is ahead of other departments only in particularly serious crimes: internal affairs and drug control agencies solved 11,999 and 13,091 particularly serious crimes, respectively. For serious crimes, the situation is different: for example, the Ministry of Internal Affairs solved 135,568 crimes.

Geography of crimes

The report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also reflects the distribution of grave and especially grave crimes by region. The most populous Central Federal District ranks first in the number of such crimes: 129,323 crimes were registered there (42.8% solved). In second place is the Volga Federal District, where 80,991 crimes were detected (53.8% solved), and in third place is the Siberian Federal District with 80,802 crimes (53.1% solved). In other districts, the detection rate does not exceed 55.9%.

Crime indicators for all categories of crime severity increased most significantly in three regions. In the Murmansk region, the number of registered offenses increased by 46.5% compared to the same period in 2014, in the Yaroslavl region - by 40.4%, in Bashkiria - by 31.8%. These same regions also lead in the growth of unsolved crimes: in the Murmansk region the growth was 84.2%, in Bashkiria - 65.5%, in the Yaroslavl region - 37.5%.

It is noteworthy that statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs make it possible to determine in which region drunk people break the law the most. The Kirov region is in the lead: every second crime there was committed while intoxicated. Next come Chukotka, Udmurtia, Tyva, Yakutia, Altai, Kurgan region, Mari El, Komi and Bashkiria; in these regions, the number of crimes committed while intoxicated ranges from 45.3% to 48.5%.

A few hours after the publication of the material, the RBC editorial office received a response from the representative of the Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin. It is what the department considered the detection rate based on the number of crimes investigated. Markin called the journalists’ approach “amateurish” and pointed to an attempt to “discredit law enforcement agencies.”