NUMBER OF MURDERS INCREASES THREEFOLD IN ARMENIA IN FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 2006 COMPARED WITH SAME PERIOD OF LAST YEAR
Noyan Tapan
Mar 13 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 13, NOYAN TAPAN. 1,342 crimes were registered in Armenia
in the first two months of 2006 against 1,526 crimes in the same period
of last year. Colonel Hayk Militosian, Head of the RA Police Main
Department of Criminal Investigation, stated at the March 10 press
conference that the number of grave crimes declined by 57 compared
with January-February of 2005 and made 336. The number of particularly
grave crimes grew by 16 on the respective index of last year and made
31, while the number of crimes with use of firearms grew by 2 to 15
cases. 15 murders were registered in January-February 2006 against 5
murders over the same period of 2005. There was also a growth in the
number of attempted murders (3-7), crimes against sexual immunity
(5-8), drug-related crimes (30-80), hooliganism (24-36), crimes
with the use of firearms (10-14), robbery (18-21), apartment thefts
(67-76), and theft of means of transport (15-18). At the same time,
there was a decline in the number of such crimes as causing harm
to health deliberatly (118-64), illegal turnover of arms (29-15),
embezzlement of state or public property (50-33), embezzlement of
private property (373-361), fraud (75-51), crimes against economic
activity (39-32) and in some other crimes. The index of confiscation
and voluntary handing of the arms has remained at the same level –
19-20. Over the period under review, the crimes committed with use
of firearms and posing a great danger to society were disclosed by
100%. However, according to H. Militosian, the index of crime solution
declined by 2% to 62% compared with last year. H. Militosian said
that the number of beggar children declined considerably – this year
their number made about 80 against 170 registered in 1997. The number
of parents negligent in their duties of upbringing makes 48. Last year
26 citizens were subjected to criminal liability for involvement of
minors in crimes.