Police: In Armenia in 2017 the crime rate has significantly decreased

ArmInfo.According to the statistical analysis, in Q1 2017, Armenia recorded a significant  reduction in the number of crimes of special and moderate severity, according to Armenian Police.

According to the criminal use of firearms and ammunition in the first  half of 2016, 1613 cases were registered, while in the first half of  2017 there were 1210 cases. Thus, in the first half of this year in  Armenia the level of serious crimes decreased to 25%, especially  grave crimes to 21.6%, and the level of crimes committed with the  help of firearms and ammunition fell to 25%.

In the first half of 2016, 39 murders were recorded, 17 cases of  assassination attempts, and in 2017, 25 murders and 13 attempts. Also  this year the level of crime detection increased. So if in 2016 out  of 1613 crimes were discovered 891, then in 2017 out of 1210 crimes  were disclosed 799 - 66.2%. Out of 38 cases of assassination  attempts, 31 cases were revealed - 81.5%, while last year, out of 56  attempts, 44 - 78.5% were disclosed.

Statistical analysis proves that positive dynamics are also  noticeable in lowering the level of crimes with causing harm to  health. If in 2016, from January to June, there were 560 registered  cases, in 2017, according to the same article, 497 cases were  registered.  Also in 2017, the level of cases of deliberate harm to  health and causing serious harm to health has decreased. If last year  there were only 109 cases, this year only 73 cases were registered,  that is, minus 33%. In this area, the level of disclosure has also  increased. 

In 2016, 78.8% were disclosed, and in 2017, 84.9%. Positive dynamics are also seen in the statistics of fatal traffic accidents. In particular, in the first half of 2016, there were 77 fatalities and 108 cases of hooliganism, and in the first half of 2017 68 of fatal road accidents and 84 cases of hooliganism. 

Accidents with fatalities decreased by 11.7%, and cases of  hooliganism by 22.2%.  The level of disclosure of such crimes also  increased, in the first half of 2017, 98.5% of fatal accidents were  discovered, compared to 97.4% of the previous year.  In 2016, during  the first 6 months, 31 cases of robbery and 658 cases of burglaries  were reported. In the first half of this year, 17 cases of robbery  and 368 burglaries were registered. Consequently, the level of  robbery fell by 45.2%, and the level of apartment burglaries by  44.1%.  Also this year the level of thefts decreased compared to last  year, only 74 cases compared to 105 cases of the last year. And the  level of disclosure of these crimes increased by 76.4%, against 70.9%  of last year.  The level of disclosure of cases of criminal  penetration into apartments with the purpose of robbery amounted to  32.3% against 31.1% of the previous year.  In the first half of 2017  in Armenia, 66 cases were identified receiving bribes, giving bribes  and petitioning for bribes, against 31 case of previous year.