Shved: Belarus now has lowest crime rate in five years

Belarus today has the lowest crime rate in the last five years – as Belarus’ Prosecutor General Andrei Shved reported today to President Aleksandr Lukashenko

In particular, he noted that the criminogenic situation as a whole is characterised positively, “We have registered 1,000 crimes less than in the same period last year, as well as fewer robberies and robberies with extreme violence. We now have the lowest crime rate in five years. Violent crimes against a person were committed by 12 percent less: grievous bodily harm, murders, etc. Significantly fewer people suffered from crime. In general, the situation is stable.”