The crime rate in Kazan decreased by 5% at the end of 2016

(KZN.RU, January 20, Zilya Gayfi). 106 million rubles were allocated by the city in the framework of the city program on crime prevention in 2016. The funds were used for the repair of police departments and emergency rooms, the construction of settlements in the administrative and residential complexes for policemen, the opening of new points of public order support. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, said today that the city was able to do last year in the field of public order and the safety of its inhabitants in the reporting meeting in the Office of Ministry of Internal Affairs of the RT on Kazan, involving Artem Hohorin, Minister of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan.

Ilsur Metshin noted that the Kazan police ensured order and security at major international events and town festivals throughout the year. “Each number has long hours, days and months of hard work. Many of you are constantly risking your lives, providing peace for residents. Residents and visitors felt safe during all New Year’s holidays. No crime in a public place is the highest level of the organization. Kazan is one of the safest big cities in Russia during winter and summer. Thank you for creating the conditions for sustainable development of the city”, said the Mayor.

According to Alexei Sokolov, the head of the Office of Ministry of Internal Affairs of the RT on Kazan, the last year has been busy, which however did not intrude with improving some of the indicators. “At the end of 12 months, over 8.5 thousand crimes solved in the city, a quarter of them are serious and particularly serious. The crime rate has decreased by 5% and amounted to 170 per 10,000 of population. Kills, intentional infliction of grievous harm, rape, theft, robbery, willful destruction of property and hooliganism have become less”, said the head of the Office.

Voluntary people's guards, the number of which is more than 2.5 thousand people, provide essential help to police. Alexei Sokolov noted that due to their support more than 80 crimes were solved and about 3 thousand administrative violations were prevented.

Ilsur Metshin said that as the head of the city he sees his task in creating a quality environment for the Kazan police garrison. “106 million rubles were raised on various activities in the framework of the city program on crime prevention in 2016. In particular, 19 million rubles - to overhaul the police department “Aviastroitelny”, 30 million rubles - for the construction in the settlements ARC and providing them with engineering services, plus another 11 million rubles from the republican budget and more than 1 million rubles of extra-budgetary funds - to create working and housing conditions in them”, said the Mayor. According to the head of the city, it is planned to repair 14 other police points. In addition, the work of urban detoxification center will be resumed this year, where major repairs have already been carried out and installation is completed.

In total, there are 89 public law and order points operate in the city. Ilsur Metshin called it the achievement that today the full composition of their managers, assistants and school inspectors is staffed. Public law and order points are designed to relieve the police of its unusual features, in which they are very successfully involved: employees of public law and order points made almost 15 thousand administrative reports for the previous year.

Ilsur Metshin also told about the first results of the video surveillance program in city yards, started last year. “This is our city’s initiative, federal and republican funds are not provided. Today, video surveillance system has been installed in the 62 residential blocks, covering 1270 blocks of flats with 4330 cameras. Also, 2.5 thousand cameras replaced in the municipal offices. We are planning to install about 7000 cameras in areas of kindergartens, schools and other municipal facilities in 2 years”, said the Mayor and outlined the problem of this year: to set cameras for another 2 thousand apartment buildings.

Artem Hohorin, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan, said that half of all cameras installed today in Tatarstan are Kazan cameras.

Surveillance cameras are increasingly installed on public areas, 57 sites are already equipped with 133 cameras. It is planned to cover with the video surveillance 36 pedestrian crossings, 12 sections of streets, which hindered the implementation of the plan “Interception”, and 4 urban cemeteries.

In conclusion, Ilsur Metshin congratulated the Kazan police garrison on the successful completion of the year and awarded the best employees. “This year is an anniversary for the urban internal affairs, which will mark the 40th anniversary. We all have a lot of work for the Confederations Cup in 2017 and the preparations for the World Cup in 2018. We must not allow the growth of crime under any circumstances. I'm sure we can handle this, and everything will be organized at a level worthy of the capital of Tatarstan”, said the Mayor.

Oleg Drozdov, the Kazan prosecutor, Vladimir Izaak, the deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and the head of the Main Investigation Department, also attended the meeting.