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Number of Heavy Crimes Up 25 Percent in Moscow Past Year
The number of crimes committed in Moscow grew by nearly 9 percent in 2006, Moscow Prosecutor Yury Semin said at today’s sitting of the board.
In 2006, the number of registered crimes grew 8.9 percent on year in Moscow, Semin said, emphasizing that the number of heavy crimes increased by a quarter.
The crime detection worsened vs. 2005, including the detection of most dangerous crimes up to intended killing, of which only a bit more than 70 percent was detected past year.
The good news is that the number of crimes committed by minor offenders dropped 22.4 percent vs. 2005. Nearly 2,500 teenagers were called to account, 18 percent down on year.
But the general trend notwithstanding, the number of crimes committed by teenagers below the nailing-on-charge age (14 years) stepped up materially. Moreover, 517 crimes were committed directly at educational institutions. “It is the criminality for future years. If we don’t stop it now, it will be developing at geometrical progression,” Semin warned.
What’s more, the prosecutors forwarded to the court 11 criminal cases of extremist nature and nine persons were condemned under them. The case related to the gang charged with committing ten extremist crimes, including explosion on Cherkizovo market, has been nearly completed.
Overall, the structure of Moscow crimes is as follows: its general growth was fueled by thefts (up by more than 10,000), robberies, swindles, drug traffic and economic crimes, the Moscow prosecutor said.
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