The Russian interior ministry said Thursday that about 3 million crimes were registered across Russia in the first nine months of 2006, which is 12.3% higher than during the same period last year according to a Russian news report.
The ministry said 2.9 million crimes were registered from January to September in Russia, with 2.4 million criminal cases launched in response, a 13.7% increase on the same period last year.
This year, the share of economic crimes in the total volume of the crimes committed increased by 12.7% against the same period in 2005, causing financial losses amounting to .88 billion.
The ministry also said that during the same period, 11,885 crimes were committed against foreigners or people without Russian citizenship, which is 20.2% higher than in 2005.
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