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.

The homicide rate in Russia reached 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. The indicator has declined steadily since 2002, when it was measured at 30.7 murders per 100,000 inhabitants. Over the years observed, the highest rate was recorded at 32.6 homicides per 100,000 persons in 1994. Homicide in Russia The significant decrease in intentional homicides characterizes the general reduction in crime in Russia since the 1990s. However, murder remains one of the major causes of death in the country. In total, over 7,600 homicides and attempted homicides were recorded in Russia in 2022. Victims of homicide The number of male victims of homicide per 100,000 inhabitants in Russia was approximately three times higher than the murder rate of women. A United Nations study showed that while most people who were killed around the globe were men, women were most likely to be murdered by their partners, ex-partners, and family members.

Approximately 98 percent of female criminals in Russia in 2021 possessed a Russian passport. Among men who committed a crime in the country, nearly four percent had a nationality of another state or were classified as stateless persons.

Russia: Homicides per 100,000 people: The latest value from 2017 is 9.2 homicides per 100,000 people, a decline from 11 homicides per 100,000 people in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 7.4 homicides per 100,000 people, based on data from 97 countries. Historically, the average for Russia from 1990 to 2017 is 20.3 homicides per 100,000 people. The minimum value, 9.2 homicides per 100,000 people, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 32.3 homicides per 100,000 people was recorded in 1994.

Homicide rate of Russian Federation slumped by 7.43% from 7.3 cases per 100,000 population in 2020 to 6.8 cases per 100,000 population in 2021. Since the 0.52% rise in 2015, homicide rate sank by 40.95% in 2021. “Intentional homicide” is defined as unlawful death purposefully inflicted on a person by another person

Russia murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2021 was 6.80, a 7.44% decline from 2020.

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<li>Russia murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2020 was <strong>7.35</strong>, a <strong>4.43% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Russia murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2019 was <strong>7.69</strong>, a <strong>6.43% decline</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Russia murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2018 was <strong>8.21</strong>, a <strong>10.12% decline</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.

Most crimes in Russia were registered in Moscow, where law enforcement authorities recorded approximately 134,000 offenses in 2023. In the Krasnodar Krai, around 74,500 criminal acts were observed.

Around 1.9 million crimes were registered by authorities in Russia in 2024, marking a slight decrease compared to the previous year. Over the observed period, the number of offenses recorded in Russia was significantly high at approximately 3.86 million cases in 2006, after which this figure saw a gradual decline.

Russia's female homicide rate was slightly below four crimes per 100 thousand population in 2019, marking a decline from 2015. That was more than three times lower than the number of male homicides per 100 thousand inhabitants. The total homicide rate in the country reached 4.7 per 100 thousand people in 2020.

The average for 2017 based on 35 countries was 1.7 homicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Russia: 9.2 homicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Luxembourg: 0.3 homicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The most common type of crime registered in Russia in the first 10 months of 2022 was theft, occupying nearly 36 percent of the total number of offenses recorded by national law enforcement authorities. Furthermore, almost 17 percent of crimes were classified as fraud.

In 2024, approximately 105,400 crimes of economic nature were registered in Russia, marking a slight increase compared to the previous year. Over the observed period, the number of economic crimes was the highest at over 276,000 in 2010.

In 2022, over 138,000 crimes were recorded in Moscow, the Russian capital. The number of crimes registered by the city's authorities decreased by approximately 48,000 between 2015 and 2020. Among other federal subjects of the country, Moscow had the highest number of crimes registered each year.

The number of criminal acts of average gravity registered by Russian law enforcement authorities continuously decreased in recent years, measuring at over 570,000 in 2023. That was approximately 13 percent less than in 2019.

In Saint Petersburg, the second-largest city of Russia also referred to as the cultural capital of the country, the number of registered crimes decreased in 2024, measuring at around 65,000. In the previous year, Saint Petersburg's law enforcement authorities recorded approximately 2,000 more crimes.

This data is provided on a one-time basis from time to time, and is public data that provides crime statistics by region compiled by the National Police Agency as of 2023. Various crime types such as violent crimes, intelligent crimes, theft, and violence are subdivided into city/county/district levels, and for foreign criminals, crime occurrence figures by nationality (such as China, Vietnam, and Russia) are also included. This data can be used to analyze regional crime concentration, crime patterns related to foreigners, and spatial distribution by crime type. This data is used for establishing local security strategies by the police, crime prevention plans in areas with a high concentration of foreigners, space-based crime research by research institutes, and establishment of regional prevention measures by public institutions.

Russia RU: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data was reported at 6.963 Ratio in 2009. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.463 Ratio for 2008. Russia RU: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data is updated yearly, averaging 12.028 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2009, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.853 Ratio in 2001 and a record low of 6.963 Ratio in 2009. Russia RU: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, female are estimates of unlawful female homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; ;

The most common type of crime committed on streets and in squares and parks of Russia was theft, having occupied 35 percent of the total offenses recorded in these areas in 2023. Road offenses accounted for approximately 22 percent of criminal acts committed outside.

Since 2015, the number of criminal acts committed in Russia involving the use of firearms, gas weapons, ammunition, explosives, and explosive devices gradually decreased from one year to another, reaching 3.5 thousand crimes in 2021. To compare, at the beginning of the observed period, over five thousand offenses of this type were recorded across the country.

In 2024, the number of crimes that were committed using the internet, digital devices, or other telecommunication technologies increased in Russia. The number of technology crimes was the highest over the observed period.