Russia: crime rate 2023

In 2023, the crime rate in Russia reached approximately 1,300 offenses per 100,000 population, marking a slight decrease compared to the previous year. Over the period from 2015 to 2023, the rate saw a decline by 303 registered crimes per 100,000 people.

What are the most common offenses in Russia?

Fraud and theft are the most frequent types of crime in Russia. 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 40 percent of crimes in Russia are of little gravity.

Criminals’ profile

The largest share of people who committed offenses in Russia are 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 15 percent are university graduates.

Crime rate in Russia from 1995 to 2023 (per 100,000 population)

Characteristic	Crimes per 100,000 population
2023	1,329.6
2022	1,351.2
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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Release date

2024

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

1995 to 2023

Supplementary notes

The statistic has been compiled from several reports by the source. Figures from 1995 to 2002 were obtained from the Russian Federal Statistics Service.

No figure was provided for 2003.

Figures have been rounded.

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