On September 19, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev met with Minister of Internal Affairs Yerzhan Sadenov to discuss the crime situation in the country, the press office of the President of Kazakhstan reported.
“Over the past period, <…> 47% of traffic violations were prevented, for which driver’s licenses of twice as many drivers were revoked,” Yerzhan Sadenov reported on the statistics since the beginning of the year.
The Minister noted that crime has fallen since the beginning of the year: the number of criminal offenses has decreased by 4,000, and the overall dynamics show a reduction in crime by 7,000. The number of offenses committed in public places and by minors has decreased. The crime detection rate has improved.
Yerzhan Sadenov reported on the measures taken to counter organised, cyber and drug-related crime, as well as on increased human resource efficiency. The President instructed that law and order and security be strengthened further.
