The fight against crime in Ukraine is led by the Ukrainian Police and certain other agencies. Due to the hard economic situation in the 1990s, the crime rate rose steadily to a peak in 2000. Following this peak, the crime rate declined, until 2009. In that year, the 2008 financial crisis reached Ukraine.
Statistics yearcrimesvictimsgrave crimesunderage crimesmurdersprisoners2010500 902321 228178 94717 3422 356147 7162011515 833343 159171 11917 8462 506154 0272012443 665302 563145 73314 2382 261154 0292013563 560426 651156 1318 7811 955147 1122014529 139393 532154 2167 4674 389126 9372015565 182412 689177 8557 1713 00473 4312016592 604444 617213 5215 2301 72669 9972017523 911374 238198 0745 6081 55160 3992018487 133344 780167 9864 7501 50857 1002019444 130301 792140 4684 0881 42855 0782020360 6222021321 4432022362 6362023475 5952024492 479 Comparison of major crime indicators per 100 000 population, 2019. countrymurder rateincarceration rate Ukraine3.4131 Poland0.7179 Germany0.963 Greece0.9108 Russia5.4316
Crime by type
Murder
In 2010, Ukraine had a murder rate of 4.3 per 100,000 of population. There were a total of 1,988 murders in Ukraine in 2010.Global Study on Homicide. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2013. In 2017, 0.3% of Ukrainian crime was homicide.National Police Chief: Number of mob bosses in Ukraine has increased many-fold... Russia’s FSB is often behind this, UNIAN (29 December 2017) In 2016 the Ukrainian police investigated 1,707 murders and, in 2017, 1,397.
Corruption
Corruption is a widespread and growing problem in Ukrainian society.UAH 1.5 b in budget funds embezzled since year-start, interior minister says , Interfax-Ukraine (18 June 2009)Ukrainians Pessimistic about Country’s Future; Confidence in Political Leaders Falling , International Foundation for Electoral Systems (13 September 2011) In 2014's Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, Ukraine was ranked 142nd out of the 175 countries investigated (tied with Uganda and the Comoros).Ukraine remains most corrupt country in Europe – Transparency International, Interfax-Ukraine (3 December 2014)
Bribes are given to ensure that public services are delivered either in time or at all.Corruption, Democracy, and Investment in Ukraine , Atlantic Council (October 2007) Ukrainians have stated they give bribes because they think it is customary and expected.Press release , 10th International Anti-Corruption Conference (2001) According to a 2008 Management Systems International (MSI) sociological survey, the highest corruption levels were found in vehicle inspection (57.5%), the police (54.2%), health care (54%), the courts (49%) and higher education (43.6%).Global Corruption Report 2008 , Transparency International, Chapter 7.4, p. 280. On 8 June 2011, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych stated that corruption costs the state budget 2.5 billion in revenues annually and that, through corrupt dealings in public procurement, 10 to 15% (US$7.4 billion) of the state budget "ends up in the pockets of officials".Under Yanukovych, Ukraine slides deeper in ranks of corrupt nations, Kyiv Post (1 December 2011)
According to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the main causes of corruption in Ukraine are a weak justice system and an over-controlling, non-transparent government combined with business-political ties and a weak civil society.CORRUPTION ASSESSMENT: UKRAINE, USAID (10 February 2006) Corruption is regularly discussed in the Ukrainian media.Shuster Live – How to fight with corruption in Ukraine. Consequences of corruption in an army – 2, UkrainaTV.comCorruption Plague Kyiv Post (25 June 2009).
In May 2018, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid stated that corruption is the primary factor holding back the development of Ukraine and that it can only be resolved with a strong political will, after a meeting with the head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), Artem Sytnyk.
Theft
In 2017, the main segment of crime was theft, representing a 52% proportion of the total crimes in Ukraine.
Terrorism According to official statistics there were 126 acts of terror on Ukrainian soil every month in 2014, 108 in 2015, 155 in 2016 and 124 in 2017.
From 2014 until late 2017, 5,804 criminal cases were registered as 'acts of terror', or 129 terrorist attacks per month, on average. In this time-frame, 15 persons were convicted on charges of terrorism.Analysts on terrorist attacks in Ukraine: Fewer but more violent and symbolic, UNIAN (28 December 2017)
Violence against women
See also Judicial system of Ukraine Prisons in Ukraine Human trafficking in Ukraine Thief in law Ukrainian mafia
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