In Russia, the number of serious crimes has increased to a record level after the mass amnesty of prisoners
The number of serious and extremely serious crimes in the country increased sharply after the release of long-term prisoners of war in Russia on the condition that they serve 6 months on the Ukrainian front. In the first 8 months of 2024, 403,537 serious and extremely serious crimes were committed. This is a record indicator in the last 13 years.
During the first 8 months of 2024, a record number of serious and extremely serious crimes were recorded in Russia in 13 years, writes "Vyostka" publication, citing the information of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In January-August 2024, 403,537 serious and extremely serious crimes were committed in the country. This indicator was last recorded in eight months of 2011. At that time, 426,000 such crimes were registered in Russia. After that, their number did not exceed 400,000 in eight months every year.
Serious and extremely serious crimes have increased especially in the southern and western regions of Russia, as well as in the Moscow region. 16,400 such crimes were committed in these regions, and their number was 14,700 in January-August 2021.
From January to August 2024, 2,731 serious and extremely serious crimes were committed in the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine. In Adygea, 1041 crimes were recorded in eight months of 2024, although the number of crimes of this category has never reached a thousand in the last 15 years.
In January-August 2024, Krasnodar Krai had a 15-year record number of serious and extremely serious crimes, while Rostov Region had a 14-year record of 14,932 crimes.
In the fall of 2022, the Russian government began to recruit dangerous criminals who had been imprisoned for long periods of time in the Ukrainian front due to a shortage of military personnel. Prisoners who signed contracts to participate in the war were pardoned and released.
According to the BBC and Mediazona, more than 31,000 prisoners were released for participating in the war against Ukraine as part of the private military company "Wagner". However, these statistics do not include the number of ex-prisoners who fought in other units.
By the end of January, the condition for the release of prisoners who had fought for 6 months in Ukraine was canceled, replaced by "parole" and the obligation to serve until the end of the special military operation was introduced.
The State Duma has previously warned of an increase in criminal activity in Russia after the return of ex-prisoners from the front. Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, for his part, reported that the number of serious crimes increased by 9.4 percent in the first year of the war, reaching almost 125,000 cases. In 2023, their number exceeded 142 thousand, while it was expected to be 133 thousand.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the first five months of this year, the number of crimes committed by organized criminal groups increased by 76 percent compared to the same period of 2021 before the war and amounted to 16,900 cases.
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