In 2021, the crime rate in Russia reached approximately 1.37 thousand offenses per 100 thousand population, marking a slight decrease compared to the previous year. Over the period from 2015 to 2021, the rate saw a decline by 262 registered crimes per 100 thousand people.
What are the most common offenses in Russia?
Fraud and theft were the most frequent types of crime in Russia, accounting for over 53 percent of total offenses registered in the country in 2020. New types of fraud emerged with the development of digital banking, including crimes related to personal data thefts, access to bank accounts, and unauthorized payment card transactions. Approximately 42 percent of crimes in Russia are of little gravity.
Criminals’ profile
The largest share of people who committed offenses in Russia in 2019 were aged between 30 and 49 years, among both genders. While most criminals in the country finished up to nine school classes, more than one third of all perpetrators received a secondary professional education. Furthermore, among female criminals, over 14 percent were university graduates.
Crime rate in Russia from 1995 to 2021
(per 100,000 population)
Characteristic
Crimes per 100,000 population
2021
1,371.3
2020
1,393
2019
1,379.2
2018
1,355.9
2017
1,402.2
2016
1,474
2015
1,633
2014
1,508
2013
1,539
2012
1,609
2011
1,683
2010
1,852
2009
2,111
2008
2,260
2007
2,519
2006
2,701
2005
2,478
2004
2,007
2002
1,756
2001
2,051
2000
2,028
1999
2,052
1998
1,758
1997
1,627
1996
1,777
1995
1,860
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Figures from 1995 to 2002 were obtained from the Russian Federal Statistics Service.
Figures have been rounded.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, & Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, & Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (January 18, 2022). Crime rate in Russia from 1995 to 2021 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045439/russia-crime-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, und Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, und Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Crime rate in Russia from 1995 to 2021 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. January 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045439/russia-crime-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2022). Crime rate in Russia from 1995 to 2021 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045439/russia-crime-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Crime Rate in Russia from 1995 to 2021 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045439/russia-crime-rate/
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation & Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation & Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Crime rate in Russia from 1995 to 2021 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045439/russia-crime-rate/ (last visited September 18, 2024)
Crime rate in Russia from 1995 to 2021 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, & Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, & Russian Federal State Statistics Service, January 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045439/russia-crime-rate/