Interior Ministry releases crime statistics after two-year pause
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Georgia’s newly appointed Interior Minister Giorgi Gakhartia has kept his promise and the ministry has released detailed crime statistics that the body did not publish in the previous two years.
The statistics reveal that last year, 37,944 crimes were registered. This is a 5.4 percent increase in comparison to the data for 2016.
The Interior Ministry is an open and transparent body and we believe genuine results can be achieved by taking into account the data and figures”, the ministry wrote.
The released statistics reveal the following:
- Crimes involving death increased by 11.9 percent compared to 2016; a significant portion of these cases involved charges for inducing an individual to commit suicide.
- Crimes involving bodily harm increased by 14.8 percent; the ministry says the increase was due to increased awareness of domestic violence issues, which in turn lead to more calls being made to the police.
- Human rights and freedoms violations increased by 23.2 percent, in particular - threats of bodily harm or murder. The Interior Ministry commented that this was also a result of increased awareness of domestic violence, which resulted in more threats being reported.
- Property crimes increased by 8.1 percent compared to 2016, including robbery, swindling and money extortion.
- Crimes hindering the enforcement of a court verdict increased by 20.5 percent.
- Crimes against public security and order decreased by 19.5 percent, as did drugs by 8.3 percent, traffic violations by 16.4 percent
- The ministry stated that they will release monthly statistics in February and March, after which crime statistics will be released quarterly.
According to statistics, a total of 35,997 crimes were reported in the country during 2016. Of these, 20,661 or 57.4 percent have been solved.
Official statistics released today showed crimes against property was the most commonly reported crime in Georgia in 2015, followed by drug-related offences and crimes against another person’s health.
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The number of crimes committed in Georgia is decreasing. Today the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) released crime statistics for the country for the period January-July 2015, which showed fewer crimes were committed in the first seven months of this year than in the same period of 2014.
Property crime most prevalent
Crimes against property are the most commonly reported crime in Georgia, followed by violent crimes and drug-related offences, reveal statistics released today by official sources.
Crimes against property are the most commonly reported crime in Georgia, followed by violent and transport crimes, reveal statistics released today by official sources. In the first quarter of 2018 a total of 3,660 people were victims of crime – 3,524 were Georgian citizens, 121 were foreigners.
A total of 33,054 crimes were reported in January-July of 2018 in Georgia, which is a 55.81 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2017, reveal data from Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.
A total of 58,412 crimes were reported in 2018 in Georgia, of which 20,233 were solved, show data from Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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