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Crime rate reduces in Azerbaijan

27 January 2016 [14:50] - TODAY.AZ

/By AzerNews/

By Amina Nazarli

Azerbaijan’s crime rates continue to decline, while number of the solved criminal cases increased in 2015.

Azerbaijan’s Interior Minister Ramil Usubov announced about this at the ministerial meeting on January 26.

He said the number of crimes related to premeditated murder dropped by 7.3 percent, crimes of intentional damage to health decreased by 6.7 percent, bullying by 4.5 percent and car theft by 26.6 percent.

The number of crimes committed by juveniles reduced by 2.4 percent in 2015. The minister added that the number of road accidents drop by 15.7 percent, deaths rate in the road accidents by 20.5 and injured by 15.4 percent.

The number of solved crimes also grew as a result of the investigative and operational activities. The number of targeted killings, for example, rose by 9 percent, and targeted killings attempts by 7.5 percent.

The minister added that a total of 344 crimes were revealed as a result of collaboration with prosecutors.

“National Bureau of Interpol also included 74 people in the internationally wanted list last year,” Usubov noted.

Azerbaijan's average number of crimes per 100.000 people was 231 during the past ten years, which is one of the lowest rates compared with other countries. This makes Azerbaijan one of the most stable countries, where people's safety is ensured at a high level.

The law enforcement agencies have taken many decisive measures in the fight against crime to protect public order.

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