Baku:During the first nine months of 2026, Azerbaijan solved 90.5% of the 22,804 crimes registered by all state bodies responsible for operational-search and investigative activities.
According to Azeri-Press news agency, this achievement was announced at a board meeting held at the Ministry of Internal Affairs on October 29, which focused on the results of operational and service activities and future tasks.
Of the crimes registered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and prosecutorial authorities, 93.7% were solved. The total number of crimes decreased by 5.7% compared to the same period last year. This includes a reduction in serious and particularly serious crimes, those committed under non-obvious circumstances, attempted murders, intentional infliction of serious and less serious bodily harm, crimes against property such as theft, fraud, robbery, extortion, motor vehicle theft, as well as hooliganism, crimes committed by minors, and offenses involving firearms or committed in groups.