The Current State of Criminality in Russian Metropolises: Main Trends and Methods of Counteraction

Kseniia Pitulko; Anzhelika Sergeeva; Vyacheslav Koryakovtsev

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The Current State of Criminality in Russian Metropolises: Main Trends and Methods of Counteraction

Kseniia Pitulko, Anzhelika Sergeeva, Vyacheslav Koryakovtsev

Published in Journal of Public Policy and Administration (Volume 5, Issue 3)

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The predetermined relevance of crime research in large-scale cities does not raise any doubts among scientists around the world. Despite the existence of typical signs of a megalopolis, all urban agglomerations of the world have their own characteristics which determine, among other things, the unique character of crime on their territory. This background requires attention to the main indicators of crime and introduces a situational way of analyzing them. And although the extremely large-scale cities of Russia differ from the largest megacities of the world, the study of crime indicators in them can make a significant contribution to the process of creating an effective crime prevention system. In Russia, only Moscow is comparable to the generally accepted notion of a metropolis. At the same time, the largest cities of Russia with a population of over 1 million people have trends in evolving crime that are similar to circumstances in foreign cities. In this regard, the proposed study will be interesting for criminologists studying crime dynamics in urban agglomerations. This paper claims that there is scope for counteraction of the most common crimes, taking into account the place and method of their commission. The results obtained are relevant and suitable for a qualitative analysis of the measuring crime.

Published in	Journal of Public Policy and Administration (Volume 5, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.jppa.20210503.12
Page(s)	72-83
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Crime, Metropolis, Drug Situation, Theft, Violence

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Kseniia Pitulko

Saint Petersburg’ Institute, the All-Russian State University of Justice (Russian Law Academy of the Ministry of Justice of Russia), Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Anzhelika Sergeeva

Saint Petersburg’ Institute, the All-Russian State University of Justice (Russian Law Academy of the Ministry of Justice of Russia), Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Vyacheslav Koryakovtsev

Saint Petersburg’ Institute, the All-Russian State University of Justice (Russian Law Academy of the Ministry of Justice of Russia), Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

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