Number of crimes decreases in Georgia
The Georgian Interior Ministry has released January-March 2020 crime statistics. Photo: Interior Ministry press office.
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The number of crimes registered between January and March of 2020 has decreased by more than 10 per per cent compared to the same period of the last year.
16,035 crimes have been registered in the reported period of 2020, while the number stood at 17,821 in 2019.
26.3 per cent of the crimes have been solved this year, while the figure was 26.36 per cent in 2019.
6,541 of the 16,035 crimes were property crimes. The ministry registered 7,476 property crimes last year. 14.42 per cent of crimes (against property) were solved this year, while the figure was 15.72 per cent in 2019.
2,863 of the total reported crimes were violent crimes. 3,115 crimes violent crimes were reported in the same period of the last year which is more than an eight per cent in decrease.
The Georgian Interior Ministry officials say that the restrictions imposed in the country against the coronavirus has had an influence on the crime statistics. Photo: Interior Ministry press office.
1,075 drug crimes have been reported this year, while the figure stood at 1,295 in the same period of the last (decreased by 16.9 per cent).
1,009 vehicle-related crimes have been reported this year, while the number of crimes in 2019 stood at 1,116 (more than nine per cent in decrease).
Cases of labour violations have dramatically decreased by more than 57 per cent. 64 labour violations have been reported this year, while the figure stood at 150 in 2019.
533 cyber crimes have been registered this year, while the figure stood at 476 in 2019 (increased by 11.9 per cent).
Economic crimes have increased by more than 40 per cent (169 in 2020 and 114 in 2019).
5,334 crimes were registered in Georgia in January 2020, which is 400 cases fewer compared to the same period of the last year. 1,314 of the cases have been resolved, the Georgian Interior Ministry told IPN news agency.
The Georgian police have arrested a man accused of sexually harassing adolescents online and violating their right to privacy.
The Georgian Interior Ministry reports that 116 individuals were charged in 2018 for various offences committed against minors.
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.
A person who received 12,800 GEL ($4,011/€3,679) through the fraud of 11 people has been sentenced to six years in prison.
Crimes against property are the most commonly reported crime in Georgia, reveal statistics released today by official sources. In total 3,493 crimes were registered in Georgia in April 2020, which is 1.5 per cent less compared to the same month of the last year, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
Police have detained one individual who rented a car and then sold off its parts for profit.
In order to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on crime rates in Georgia, non-governmental organisation the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) analysed the crime statistics of 2020 registered by the Interior Ministry throughout the country.