Interior Ministry: there is a decrease in juvenile crime in Belarus

A little more than 200 crimes were committed by teenagers in Belarus in the summer. The largest peak was in July, the smallest in June. This is 13% less than in the summer of 2025. This was told to journalists on September 24 by the senior inspector for special assignments of the Department of Prevention of the Main Directorate of Law Enforcement and Prevention of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Roman Bardeev, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

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Speaking about the structure of summer crimes, the law enforcement officer drew attention to the fact that the leaders are still property crimes. Among them are theft, hooliganism, theft of cars and motor vehicles, as well as Internet fraud and extortion.

According to Bardeev, the involvement of young people in drug trafficking remains a separate problem. Wanting to prove their independence and find an easy way to earn money, the guys responded to vacancies in messengers. As a result, they became puppets in the hands of the organizers of drug shops and lingered as mortgages.

The representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also voiced typical summer misconduct that children committed during the holidays. Among them are late walks. More than 1,000 cases of teenagers under 16 years old being on the street after 23:00 unaccompanied by adults were recorded. In addition, 172 minors were caught swimming in prohibited places, which is 2.5 times higher than in the summer of 2025. In interviews, the teenagers said they were well aware of the ban.

- In the summer, the problem of cybercrime has worsened, Bardeev continued. During the holidays, the number of minors affected by Internet fraud and extortion reached its maximum. If in April, 58 children became victims of cybercriminals, in May - 44, then in the summer the numbers increased significantly. In June, 68 victims were registered, in July - 66, in August - 69.

The law enforcement officer told how to act to protect yourself and your savings:

never give codes and passwords to anyone, no matter who the caller is;

not to perform financial or technical actions at the direction of third parties;

- set in the settings of messengers protection from calls from unfamiliar numbers;

do not download programs and applications from unverified sources or from links sent in messages;

protect your personal accounts by setting complex passwords and enabling two-factor authentication.

Bardeev also urged parents to teach children the main rule – to immediately inform adults about all suspicious calls or messages on the Internet.