Over 8,000 crimes committed in first half-year
8,776 crimes were committed in Azerbaijan in January-June, Interior
Minister Ramil Usubov has said.
The number of grave crimes, including murders and murder attempts, banditry, kidnappings and apartment robberies, dwindled in this period. Cases of hostage- taking were not registered at all, Usubov told a board meeting dedicated to the outcomes of the first half-year on Friday.
The disclosure rate on grave crimes was 93.1% in the first half-year. Over 8,000 people who had committed various offenses were arraigned as a result of the search and operations carried out, the minister said, calling this a success of the police bodies.
Usubov said Azerbaijan was one of the countries with the lowest rate on the number of crimes per 100,000 people in CIS in January-June.
The number of grave crimes, including murders and murder attempts, banditry, kidnappings and apartment robberies, dwindled in this period. Cases of hostage- taking were not registered at all, Usubov told a board meeting dedicated to the outcomes of the first half-year on Friday.
The disclosure rate on grave crimes was 93.1% in the first half-year. Over 8,000 people who had committed various offenses were arraigned as a result of the search and operations carried out, the minister said, calling this a success of the police bodies.
Usubov said Azerbaijan was one of the countries with the lowest rate on the number of crimes per 100,000 people in CIS in January-June.
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