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In the Moscow region, crime decreased by 13.4%

The Prosecutor’s office of the Moscow region summed up the results for nine months of 2026

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In the Moscow region, crime decreased by 13.4%

The decrease was recorded in most categories: 8,158 crimes were committed in public places (-15.5%), persons who had previously committed crimes - 9,929 (-10.1%), while intoxicated - 3,394 (-10.7%). The number of crimes involving information and telecommunication technologies or computer information decreased by 31.4% to 11,977.

In the region there were 131 hooliganism (-15.5%), 98 robbery attacks (-5.8%), 10,340 frauds (-12.9%), 175 vehicle thefts (-17.4%). At the same time, the number of robberies increased by 10% to 544, and theft increased by 13.5% - 12,063 cases, of which 357 with penetration into the home (-31%).

In the field of drug trafficking, 5,489 crimes were registered, which is 26.4% less than a year earlier. 429 facts of violation of traffic rules and operation of vehicles were established (Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), which is 37.5% less, including 198 fatal (-28.8%).

Source: Московский комсомолец ↗

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