Jan-July 2018: 33,054 crimes reported in Georgia, 36.67% solved

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.

 

36.67 percent of recorded crimes were solved, says the ministry.

 

Crime against property is still the most prevalent in Georgia. Between January-July of 2018 13,256 crimes against property were registered in the country.

 

After property crime, the second most common crime in Georgia is crime against physical well-being (6,311 crimes), of which 2,939 were a result of domestic violence.

 

1,355 crimes were committed against a person’s life, says the ministry.

 

There were registered 222 crimes against sexual inviolability and sexual freedom in January-July of 2018.