Ministry of Internal Affairs: 58,412 crimes registered in Georgia in 2018
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs stated that the number of registered crimes increased in Georgia in 2018 compared to 2017. Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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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.
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Natia Mezvrishvili stated that the figures show that the number of registered crimes increased in Georgia in 2018 compared to 2017.
But we should take into account the fact that the statistics that we published today are based on an improved accounting of crime, according to which all cases are registered where there is even little evidence of the offense or the police have any suspicion of committing a crime”, said Mezvrishvili.
To compare, investigation started on 37,944 cases in 2017 of which 20,000 were solved.
The analysis of the crime shows that the severe crimes rate is either unchanged or decreased, and the increase comes mainly from those offenses which accounting have been significantly improved”, Mezvrishvili said.
The number of crimes committed against a person’s life stays the same in 2018 as it was in 2017 - 108,109 crimes.
Crime against property reduced by 2.5%, while crime against physical well-being reduced by 17.4%, said the ministry.
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.
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.
Georgia’s newly appointed Interior Minister Giorgi Gakhartia has kept his promise and the ministry has released detailed crime statistics that the body had refused to publish in the previous two years.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze spoke in parliament about the criminal situation in the country earlier today – this was demanded of him by the opposition. For the first time in the history of the Georgian parliament, the opposition MPs have the right to summon top officials to parliament and ask them questions on specific issues.
A total of 38,748 crimes were reported in Georgia between January and July of 2019, which is a 17.23% increase when compared to the same period of 2018, announces the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI).
Former Deputy Interior Minister Natia Mezvrishvili will now be responsible for the new Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s public relations office, protocol and foreign relations issues.