Azerbaijan, most secure and stable country in Eastern Europe and CIS
By Nazrin Gadimova
Azerbaijan, the largest nation of the South Caucasus, has been recognized as the most secure and stable country among Eastern Europe and the CIS countries for the number of committed crimes.
The Cabinet of Ministers made the statement in its report on activities in 2015.
Following the document, Azerbaijan ranked first among secure and stable countries given the fact that only 277 crimes fall on every 100,000 people in the country.
The country has achieved positive results in the fight against crime within the last year, as well as has made concrete steps in ensuring the rights and freedoms of citizens and protection of their interests, the report noted.
In recent years, the Azerbaijani government has adopted a range of measures in its legislation to eliminate violence against women in the country, including a law to combat domestic violence.
Moreover, the strategical situation in the country was under control, the Cabinet of Ministers reported.
During the last year, different internal affairs agencies and internal troops ensured public safety, while country carried out 585 events, including 517 international activities.
According to the statistics, the number of crimes committed by juveniles reduced by 2.4 percent, while the number of road accidents dropped 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 killing attempts by 7.5 percent.
A total of 344 crimes were revealed as a result of collaboration with prosecutor offices in 2015.
Over the past ten years, Azerbaijan's average number of crimes per 100.000 people was 231, which is one of the lowest rates compared with other countries. This makes Azerbaijan one of the most stable countries, where public safety is ensured at a high level.
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Nazrin Gadimova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @NazrinGadimova
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