In anticipation of the World Cup, which will be held in Russia in the summer of 2018, I would like to touch on the topic of security and the criminal situation that has developed in recent years in Russian cities. Yes, and domestic tourism is developing every year, and it will be worthwhile to find out before the trip what are the most dangerous cities in Russia and what measures should be taken. Also consider the factors that affect the criminal situation in a particular locality or region.
* The crime rate referred to in the article is measured in points. This value, which shows the number of crimes per year by 10 thousand. people of the population.
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Permian
The rating of the most criminal cities in Russia, with a crime level of 889 points, has been headed by Perm for many years. It is not clear for what reasons, a beautiful youth city with developed industry and cultural and entertainment infrastructure has become the most dangerous in the Russian Federation.
For several years, the authorities, together with law enforcement agencies, have been trying to solve the crime problem, but so far everything is in vain. A large number of thefts are committed daily in the city, and the growth of crime among adolescents is especially frightening.
Note that 2% of Perm residents have a criminal record or have settled in the city, having recently served their sentences in places of detention.
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Kyzyl
The administrative center of the Republic of Tuva rarely falls into the news programs of federal channels, but the criminal situation in the small town is alarming.
In 2017, Kyzyl became the leader among cities in the number of serious crimes and criminal acts accompanied by violence. According to reviews of city guests, it is quite dangerous to go out onto the streets of a town alone.
The crime rate in Kyzyl per 10,000 inhabitants is 643 points, of which 411 are serious crimes.
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Tyumen
The rating of the most dangerous cities continues to Tyumen, where the crime rate is 850 points. The crimes are mainly related to gang warfare, extortion, as well as raider seizures that have become so popular in the region.
Since 2008, Tyumen has not dropped below 5th place in terms of crime, and there was a time when the city led the list of the 10 most criminal cities in Russia.
The main problem of the city was that it became an important point in drug trafficking, and the police, no matter how hard they try, can not yet deal with this problem.
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Berezniki
In the Perm Territory there is another city in which in the 90s of the last century one of the most dangerous and influential organized crime groups operated. This was due to the fact that it was Berezniki who was the birthplace of the then president Boris Yeltsin.
Today, the echoes of the 90s no no no yes make themselves felt. Crime reports related to robberies and banditry are constantly appearing in city police reports, and cases of mass robbery have become more frequent.
The population of the city is almost 150 thousand people, and the crime rate is at a high level, and is equal to 843 points.
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Surgut
The criminal situation has repeatedly attracted the attention of the public and the federal media, because the city has long been among the leaders, as the most criminal city in Russia.
But the successful actions of law enforcement agencies, in close cooperation with the authorities, significantly reduced the crime rate in this northern city of Russia.
One of the negative trends, the police said that the nature of the Surgut crimes is changing from solitary to mass. The authorities attribute this to economic growth, and a large influx of migrants.
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Balashikha
Balashikha, Moscow Region, went to the ninth place in the list, which included the most criminal cities of Russia in 2018.
All these are echoes of the 90s, but not only. Inadequate law enforcement funding and a weak economy have also led to high crime rates.
We can say that the situation is gradually stabilizing, but a series of high-profile murders in the city returned Balashikha to a number of criminal cities in Russia again. Cases of robberies and thefts have also become more frequent.
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Nizhny Tagil
In the city, there is a sharp contrast in the standard of living between the districts, and many associate a high crime rate with the Soviet heritage, since it was here that the settlements of the Gulag and the colonies were.
The crime rate is also affected by the decline in the region’s economic development. If in the 90s the criminals acted openly, due to the weakness of law enforcement agencies, now many have gone into the “shadow”.
The number of economic crimes, as well as crimes in the financial sector, has increased. The usual robberies and thefts did not become a thing of the past.
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Saratov
Recently, the city on the Volga has become a leader in this type of crime, such as the production of “fake” vodka. The police explains this by their proximity to Central Asia, where a large amount of stolen alcohol comes from.
After a major war between organized crime groups occurred in 2011. In Saratov, the situation with organized crime has somewhat stabilized, but today there are more cases of thefts, hooliganism, fraud with real estate.
Speaking of regional indicators, the crime rate per 10 thousand inhabitants is 611 crimes.
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Chita
After the collapse of the USSR, the crime rate sharply increased in the city, and the locals sarcastically began to call their city “Chitao”. Today, compared with the 90s of the last century, the crime rate has decreased, but remains quite high.
The racket in Chita has survived today, and the murders of businessmen and redistribution of property are frequent. In law enforcement reports, thefts and robberies, as well as crimes related to real estate or financial fraud, are not uncommon.
All this keeps Chita on the list of criminal cities of the Russian Federation.
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Omsk
The Siberian city has long been firmly located in the middle of the list of criminal settlements in Russia. The situation is improving, but the whole country remembers high-profile and high-profile cases in an attempt to seize oil refineries, in which famous personalities appeared.
Crimes in the economic sphere decreased, but theft, car theft in Omsk became a frequent occurrence. Many cases, as they say, are “stuck” at the stage of investigation, and are not referred to the court, although they have sufficient evidence.
Nevertheless, car theft and dismantling them for parts remain the main crime in the city.
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Novokuznetsk
This city seems to be stuck in the past. According to law enforcement agencies, at present, there are five organized crime groups in Novokuznetsk.
Popular crime in the city were racketeering and drug trafficking. Drugs are a real scourge of today, and to eradicate this harmful phenomenon should be the main task of the authorities and the police.
The criminals have become technically equipped, they use the latest technology, so it becomes more difficult to identify and detain them.
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Astrakhan
The brutality and cynicism of crimes committed in the southern city of Russia in recent years, shocked the whole country. Murders of businessmen, robberies began to constantly appear in the reports of law enforcement agencies.
More recently, a police officer who raped and murdered the girl also got into the criminal chronicle. How can one be considered safe if one who obliges to ensure the peace of citizens commits atrocious crimes?
But the city’s authorities are doing everything to eradicate crime, but individual high-profile crimes have made Astrakhan a leader in crime.
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Mine
The crisis in the coal industry led to unemployment and a decline in living standards in the region, which naturally affected the growth of crime.
In the mining region, cases of thefts and robberies are not uncommon, and on the outskirts of the city after 22 pm it is simply dangerous to go outside alone. Cases of fraud with land and illegal acquisition of real estate have become more frequent.
Corruption flourishes in the Mines at all levels of government, and the resonant murder of the mayor in 2012 is still a tragic reminder of the coalescence of power and criminal groups.
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Volgograd
For several months of this year, the hero city of Volgograd took the leading position in terms of crime and a difficult criminal situation.
At the beginning of the second quarter of 2018, this is the most criminal city in Russia, and the most unpleasant thing is that there is a tendency to increase crimes. In the police reports, every district of the city where robberies and thefts occur.
Recently, economic crimes have become more frequent. Hiding behind legal business, real organized crime groups began to operate in the city, adopting the techniques and methods of the 90s.
Krasnoyarsk
But if we consider environmental safety, then the most unsafe city is Krasnoyarsk. According to experts, Krasnoyarsk has the highest level of harmful substances in the atmosphere, including heavy metals.
The reason for this situation, of course, is the active work of large industrial enterprises, as well as a large number of vehicles on the roads.
In 2017, public organizations sounded the alarm, and the authorities recognized Krasnoyarsk as an environmental disaster zone. But the situation has not changed for the better, but Sevastopol last year topped the list of the most environmentally friendly cities in the Russian Federation.
To summarize
So we found out what the most criminal city in Russia is, and what makes this settlement dangerous from the point of view of the personal safety of its residents and visitors. Statistics are a thankless task, and changing every year, and the data presented was calculated according to the classical scheme of the number of crimes per 10 thousand inhabitants.
Note that the data for the cities presented may differ, since they have not yet eradicated such a negative phenomenon as concealment of crimes in order to improve statistics.
Article author: Valery Skiba