CRIMES GO UP: 8,465 CRIMES REGISTERED IN ARMENIA IN FIRST HALF OF 2011
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Aug 19 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. – in total 8,465 crimes were registered in Armenia in the
first half of 2011, which is by 7.3 percent more compared to the
relevant period of 2010, Armenian Deputy-General Prosecutor Mnatsakan
Sargsyan told at the expanded meeting of Board of Prosecutor General’s
Office on Friday.
According to him, amid a general increase in the number of crimes,
number of crimes against the person dropped by 114 making 1567 or 18.5%
of all criminal cases.
Cases of intentional injury to health also reduced (from 645 to 629).
Number of homicides (from 21 to 28) and number of attempts of murder
(from 9 to 20) increased.
Smuggling cases have decreased by 26 or 58.7%: 37 cases were registered
in first half of 2011.
From: Baghdasarian
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