Armenia’s Ministry of Interior: Cases of
robbery and deception growing.
International News Desk
According to global Times news Agency Europe, The number of murders in Armenia has decreased, but the number of crimes of a different nature has increased, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Aram Hovhannisyan said at a press conference, The Global Times Europe informs.Thus, in January-November 2023, the country documented 35,052 crimes against 33,281 crimes for the reporting period of 2022, which marks an increase of 5.3% (+1,771 cases). The number of murders decreased by 7. The country recorded 52 cases in 2022 and 45 cases in 2023,” he said.
Hovhannisyan added that the number of cases of fraud was 342 more in 2023 than in 2022. Crimes related to drug trafficking (+2,354), as well as illegal trafficking in weapons and ammunition (+300), became more frequent.