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Crime in Armenia is multi-dimensional. It includes murder,
tax evasion Tax evasion is an illegal attempt to defeat the imposition of taxes by individuals, corporations, trusts, and others. Tax evasion often entails the deliberate misrepresentation of the taxpayer's affairs to the tax authorities to reduce the tax ...
, corruption,
extortion Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefit through coercion. In most jurisdictions it is likely to constitute a criminal offence; the bulk of this article deals with such cases. Robbery is the simplest and most common form of extortion, ...
, money laundering, police brutality,
organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ...
, and clan or gang violence. In 2017, there were 20,284 criminal cases registered in
Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
, up from 18,764 in 2016. In 2018, 22,551 cases were recorded, 11.2% more than in 2017. In 2018, Armenia had been classified as one of the safest countries in the world for travelers. The
United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government responsible for the country's fore ...
has classified Armenia as a safe country for tourists, giving Armenia the highest safety rating in the
Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range ...
region.


Crime by type


Murder

In 2012, Armenia had a murder rate of 1.8 per 100,000 population. There were a total of 54 murders in Armenia in 2012.''Global Study on Homicide''.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC; French: ''Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime'') is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the ...
, 2013.
In 2017, there were 49 cases of murder in Armenia (about 1.6 per 100,000 population), down from 66 in 2016. A total of 409 persons died because of various criminal cases (down from 424 in 2016), including 202 cases of death because of crime leading to road accidents. In 2018, with 38 cases, Armenia recorded the lowest murder rate in 38–40 years.


Organized crime

Organized crime permeates the Armenian economy. In
Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...
, there are organized, criminal clans known as "akhperutyuns" ( hy, ախբերություն, or ''brotherhoods''). They assert their power through their position and connections. The various factions sometimes battle for rights over their "turf". Members are guided by the underworld laws brought from Russian prisons.


Corruption

In 2017, 634 corruption related criminal cases were registered, which led to criminal prosecutions of 376 persons. The
United Nations Development Programme The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...
in Armenia views corruption in Armenia as "a serious challenge to its development".


Domestic violence

A 2008 study by Amnesty International stated that more than a quarter of women in Armenia "have faced physical violence at the hands of husbands or other family members."''There’s no pride in silence: domestic and sexual violence against women in Armenia''
Amnesty International, November 13, 2008
Since reporting domestic violence is heavily stigmatized in Armenian society, many of these women have no choice but to remain in abusive situations. In January 2018, Armenia signed the
Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, better known as the Istanbul Convention, is a human rights treaty of the Council of Europe against violence against women and domestic v ...
. Armenia has also signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.


Environmental protection

In 2017, there were 885 cases of breaches of legislation on environmental protection, leading to total 3346 million AMD compensation demands. In 2018, the
Government of Armenia A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...
and the
European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
launched a joint action plan to develop and implement policies which will ensure a high level of environmental protection in Armenia.


By location

In 2017, there were 10219 criminal cases registered in Yerevan, representing about half of all 20284 criminal cases in Armenia.


See also

* Armenian mafia *
Human rights in Armenia Human rights in Armenia tend to be better than those in most former Soviet republics and have drawn closer to acceptable standards, especially economically. Still, there are several considerable problems. Democracy and freedom rating Armenia ...
*
Judiciary of Armenia The Judiciary of Armenia interprets and applies the laws of Armenia. Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, judiciary exercises judicial power separately from the legislative power of Parliament and executive power of the Prime Minister. ...
*
Legal system of Armenia Armenian law ( hy, Հայ իրավունք), that being the modern Legal system of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի իրավական համակարգ), is a system of law acted in Armenia. History of law in Armenia The modern legal system of Arm ...


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