Since the beginning of the year, the number of crimes in the country has decreased by 8%, criminal offenses by 15%.
“The number of especially grave (-5%), grave types of crimes (-17%), moderate (-8%) and low severity (-10%) has decreased. Less robberies were committed (-10%), hooliganism (-17%), thefts (-9%), and crimes in public places (-8%), incl. on the streets (-5%), previously convicted (-35%), intoxicated (-11%) and minors (-4%), ”said Kalmukhanbet Kasymov, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, at a press conference in the CCS.
At the same time, as the minister noted, thefts are still common. Their share is almost 70%.
According to the head of the ministry, the work of police and National Guard squads is being improved, their responsiveness to accidents is being increased, and innovative technologies are being actively introduced into the sphere of law enforcement.
“Operational control centers are in place to control the integrated police forces that carry the service round the clock. They are available in each regional center, and now they are being built in small towns with complex criminal situations (the cities of Zhanaozen, Rudny, Schuchinsk, Semey and Khromtau, in 2019 it is planned to create a central administrative unit in the cities of Kapshagay, Ridder, Temirtau and Stepnogorsk) ",
- he said.
The minister noted that with the support of local executive bodies, a video surveillance system is being developed in the streets of the cities, in crowded places.
“As part of the Safe Yard program, in Astana, Almaty and regional centers are expanding the network of video surveillance, which already covers 15 thousand residential buildings (42 thousand video cameras have been installed, of which
UPP - 1280, on video surveillance consoles for concierges - 1796). In the field of road safety, photo-video recording of traffic violations and “intelligent” traffic control systems are being introduced (3.3 thousand units), ”said the speaker.
According to Kalmukhanbet Kasymov, in recent years, the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has become more open.
“There is an official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the Internet, the Blog of the Minister of Internal Affairs is working, the Unified Helpline of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was created
- he said.
The Minister noted that the Ministry of Internal Affairs monitored critical publications in the media. For each information, when identifying serious violations of discipline and law, severe response measures are taken, including the dismissal of employees.
“This year, about 600 employees were dismissed from the Department of Internal Affairs for negative reasons. But still, the overwhelming majority of policemen are conscientious people who honestly carry out their official duties, ”the speaker emphasized.
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that over the years of independence, for conscientious work, courage and dedication, 1,273 police officers and the National Guard were awarded state awards, 130 of them posthumously.
From the beginning of the year, 4 people died and 84 were injured while on duty.
