Crimes rose 4.5% in First half of 2004

YEREVAN, August 5 (Noyan Tapan). In the first half of this year the RA
Police fulfilled the problems put before it: stable public order and
rule was preserved, the operative situation was completely controlled
in the republic owing to the arrangements undertaken within the
framework of the authorities reserved by the law. It is reported in
the document on the results of the operative and official activities
of the RA Police Services and Territorial Bodies during the first half
of 2004. According to the document, 5,351 cases of crimes were
registered in the republic in the first half of 2004 as against 5,120
cases of the same period of last year, growth made 4.5%, or 231
cases. The number of crimes fallen on 10,000 residents made 16.7% in
the republic. It should be mentioned for comparison that this index
made 148% in Moldova, 98% in Russia, 80% in Belorussia, 57% in
Ukraine, 48% in Kazakhstan. In the general structure of crimes the
number of crimes committed against the people considerably increased
(13.8%-14%), as well as crimes committed against the public order and
security, health of people (14.2%-16%), property (39.1%-40.7%), crimes
committed against the economic activities (1.4%-2.8%). The share of
crimes committed against the state power, service and government order
decreased (26.2%-25.6%). According to the document, the process of
the disclosure of weapon and armament illegally kept by the population
and the process of voluntary yield became more active: 160 cases of
preparation of weapon and armament and illegal circulation were
disclosed during the period under review, which exceeds by 11.9%, or
17 cases, the index of the same period of last year. The indices of
struggle against illegal circulation of drugs also considerably
improved: 229 cases of crimes connected with drugs were disclosed in
the first half of 2004 as against 137 cases of the same period of last
year. As of the end of the first half of 2004, 2,585 transport means
imported to Armenia were checked-up in the issue of struggle against
the illegal circulation of transport means illegally obtained and
stolen in the foreign countries. 24 cars which are under international
investigation and seven cars (with re-pasted numbers of separate
aggregates) were disclosed as a result of these check-ups. 513
motor-transport accidents were registered in the territory of the
republic during the period under review, 97 people died and 672 people
received bodily injuries as a result of these accidents. The number of
cases increased by 151, or 41.7%, in comparison with the same period
of last year, and the number of victims increased by 9, the number of
casualties increased by 210 people. In the first half of 2004 the
number of people called to criminal account increased by 1.9% as
against 3,098 of the same period of last year and made 3,158. 665, or
21.1%, of people called to criminal account had previous
convictions. Stable share fell on women (6.8%, or 216) among the
people who were called to criminal account. In the first half of 2004
the number of minors among the people called to criminal account made
6.1% as against 6.3% of the same period of last year. The number of
crimes committed by minors also decreased by 15.9% and made 296 cases
as against 352 of the same period of last year. According to the
document of the RA Police, a 83.5% and 82.6% growth of the indices of
the disclosing of crimes registered on the line of general, as well as
criminal investigation was considered, respectively, during the period
under review (as against 83% and 80.8% of the same period of last
year). In the first half of 2004, 80.4% of especially grave crimes and
79.6% of grave crimes registered in the republic was dislosed. During
the indicated period material damage of 520.3 mln drams (about 946,000
dollars) was caused to the state by the completed criminal cases in
the staff of the police, as well as public organizations. 76.8% of
this sum was restored as against 51% of the same period of last year.