The fight against crime in

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

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 world financial crisis reached Ukraine. In 2017, the situation with regard to crime started to improve. The preliminary crime data for 2020 are the lowest in a decade.

Statistics

Comparison of major crime indicators per 100 000 population, 2019.

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.
/ref> In 2017, 0.3% of Ukrainian crime was homicide.
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. In 2014's

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Corruption Perceptions Index, Ukraine was ranked 142nd out of the 175 countries investigated (tied with

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). 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
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(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
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, Chapter 7.4, p. 280. On 8 June 2011, Ukrainian President

Viktor Yanukovych Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( uk, Віктор Федорович Янукович, ; ; born 9 July 1950) is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of D ...

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

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(USAID), the main causes of corruption in Ukraine are a weak

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and an over-controlling, non-transparent government combined with business-political ties and a weak

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USAID (10 February 2006) Corruption is regularly discussed in the Ukrainian media.Corruption Plague
''Kyiv Post'' (25 June 2009). In May 2018, Estonian President

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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

Investigative activities at crime cite in Kiev

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)

References

External links

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