According to the interior Ministry, since the beginning of year in Russia has reduced the number of street crimes and crimes committed by foreign nationals. The Ministry stressed that the concerns of some experts about the fact that the restrictive measures may trigger the growth of crime among migrants, did not materialize.
the Number of crimes committed on the streets, squares, in parks and gardens has decreased by 7.1%. And the number of crimes among foreign citizens has decreased on 1,2%, — TASS was told in the press center of the interior Ministry.
However, the number of IT crimes committed in four months, increased in Russia by more than 82%. This greatly influenced the increase in the total number of registered crimes (+0,8%).
Wrote NEWS.ru among the surveyed residents of Moscow, holding Russian citizenship, 32% lost their jobs or were sent on unpaid leave, among immigrants from other countries — the capital of 54%. Lost all sources of income 32% of migrants, while among the Muscovites, of Russians of 17%. Only about one in ten workers reported that their financial situation has not changed. Speaking about a possible increase in crime among migrants in the context of a pandemic, the researchers argue that “although one can assume an increase in the number of property crimes committed by this category of persons, the expectations of explosive growth of crime among migrant workers is not justified”.
