In Russia, the number of crimes using weapons and explosives is increasing - the media

The greatest increase in armed crime compared to the same period last year is observed in areas bordering on the territory of Ukraine. In the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, the number of crimes using firearms and explosives has increased more than 17 times since the beginning of 2023. This was reported by the edition of "Land". "From January to September 2023, 1734.

9% more crimes were registered in the Belgorod region with the use of weapons and explosives than in the same period of the previous year," - said in the report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on the crime rate in the country. The Russian Office does not cite the exact number of crimes by regions, but in total, in the nine months of this year, such crimes were committed 4 152.

The rapid increase in armed crime was observed in comparison with the same period last year and in the neighboring regions with Belgorod regions: the report emphasizes. that in other regions, this figure has increased by no more than 116. 7 %. With such numbers, the island of Sakhalin was in fourth place. The trend of rise in armed crime in the Russian Federation is not the first year, but the figures were not so significant.

According to the media, last year in the Russian Federation recorded an increase in crimes with the use of weapons and explosives by 29. 7 % compared to 2021. In 2022, the top three regions were as follows: in 2023, the Belgorod region also headed the anti -rating of the Russian regions on illegal circulation of weapons. The number of such crimes recorded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia increased by 73. 9%.

In this category of crimes, the top 3 included the Republic of Hakasia (growth by 58. 3%) and Kostroma region (growth by 34. 7%). At the same time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported a reduction in the number of crimes related to illicit weapons circulation by 7. 3% compared to 2021. It is worth noting that statistics on weapon illegal circulation do not reflect the full picture.

These figures take into account only those crimes that have become known to law enforcement agencies and which were officially initiated by criminal cases. We will remind, at the hands of Russians who fought in Ukraine, 27 citizens of the Russian Federation have already died. In the first days of October, the former mercenaries had already managed to kill three people at home, one of the victims was a 4-year-old child.