Russia is on the list of countries with the highest homicide statistics in the world. Despite the fact that in recent years the number of such incidents has decreased markedly, the numbers still remain frighteningly high compared to other highly developed countries. Every day, dozens of murders are committed across the country. It’s scary to realize that at any moment such a disaster can affect you or your loved ones. This article will discuss the statistics of homicides in Russia and the measures taken to combat this.
Statistics for 2017
According to information provided by the Prosecutor General, it became known that in 2017 about 2 million crimes were registered in Russia. Among them, about 9 thousand attempts on murder and the killings themselves, which is about 0.5% of all criminal offenses. Despite such impressive figures, it is noted that crimes of this kind have become as much as 27% less than in 2011.
Murder statistics in Moscow and St. Petersburg
Particularly noteworthy are the offenses that occurred in the two largest cities in Russia. In Moscow in 2017, 289 murders were recorded, and in St. Petersburg 171, respectively. Such data indicate that crime spreads evenly across all territories, regardless of region. However, the undoubted leaders in the attempted murders and murders are the Moscow and Sverdlovsk regions, as well as the Republic of Bashkortostan.
Statistics of murders in Russia by years
Pay attention to the above diagram. According to statistics on the number of murders that are presented on it, it is easy to notice a sharp jump in crime from the beginning of the 90s of the last millennium, which remained quite high until recent years, and only now has begun to decline a little. The low crime rate in the so-called period of stagnation in the Soviet space is becoming noticeable. Obviously, the political situation in the country has a strong influence on the statistics of the killings. It remains to be happy that at the moment their number is rapidly declining, which can indicate a significant improvement in the standard of living of the population. However, discussing this topic, it is worth turning to another problem of no small importance in modern society.
Killed children of Russia
Raising this topic, one can not help but pay attention to the frightening figures of statistics on the killing of children in our country. Often such situations are hushed up, but some shocking stories still pop up. According to the 2015 statistics of murders of children, 484 crimes were uncovered. In total, annually about 12 thousand people under the age of 18 suffer from this or that kind of violence. About such cases that excite the hearts of the population, and will be discussed below.
A terrible case in the Rostov region
In 2017, a man aged 41 years living in Novoshakhtinsk was charged with the deliberate murder of his child, who was not even a year old. The incident occurred when a woeful father was intoxicated and became very angry with a crying child. After a fierce beating by his own father, the unfortunate died from numerous injuries, fractures and hemorrhages. Such cruelty cannot but horrify a normal adequate person.
A similar case from Tatarstan
In the same year, namely in 2017, one mother, being intoxicated, committed the intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm to her two-year-old son. According to her, being in a state of affect after a quarrel with a roommate, she threw the child out of the window of the second floor. After realizing the deed, the woman jumped after him. As a result, the mother of the child got off quite easily, namely, a fracture of the rib. The boy was injured much more and was in intensive care. Thanks to the efforts of doctors, he managed to save the boy’s life, but he received serious injuries, due to which he will remain disabled for life.
Another incident in the Trans-Baikal Territory
One failed mother decided to get rid of her newborn baby in the simplest way: she simply threw it into the trash can. The boy miraculously survived, and a woman passing by reported a loud cry. What is surprising is how irresponsible some women can relate to pregnancy and their baby in the modern world.
A frightening case in the Republic of Khakassia
Another father, having drunk a fair dose of alcohol, in the course of a quarrel with his wife made an attempt to intentionally kill his little son. Fortunately, the man did not succeed in completing the work he had begun, as the mother of the child promptly called the police and ambulance. The kid was urgently hospitalized, and his father faces a criminal sentence for causing grievous bodily harm.
Conclusion to the foregoing
It is scary to realize that all the incidents described above apply only to 2017. The statistics of murders of children, including by their own parents, are undoubtedly scary. It remains unclear where the natural instincts go.
It turns out that every day in Russia there is one or even several murders of children, and these are only those that are disclosed at the official level. Thousands of children are still reported missing, but it is not difficult to assume that they have long been dead. Do not forget about the widespread domestic violence, which is often applied to children who have not even reached the age to write a statement to the police on their own. Pay attention to the families around you. You may have noticed that the son or daughter of your neighbors often appears in public with bruises or abrasions. Perhaps you involuntarily witnessed a mother publicly brutally beating her child for disobedience. This can serve as alarming calls about the possible use of domestic violence. It would seem that all this is a simple upbringing, but in no case it is impossible to apply just such a format of behavior to your children. Often this can serve as reasons for the development of mental disorders from an early age. Statistics show that most serial killers, maniacs, and other sadistic-prone people in childhood were abused by loved ones. Thus, a vicious circle arises, which, like a boomerang, returns cruelty to the masses. Your task as a respectable citizen is to contact the appropriate authorities that will help the unfortunate child break out of this hell. It seems to you that nothing depends on you at all, but this is not so. If each of us does not begin to take an active part in civil society, then the number of child deaths and other crimes will only grow. It is growing now, every day, every minute.