The State of Crime in the Field of Drug Trafficking in the Omsk Region

Relevance. The article is devoted to the study of statistical indicators and the identification of crime trends in the field of drug trafficking in the Omsk region. Today, the fight against drug trafficking is one of the priority tasks of the Russian Federation, since the policy of any state is aimed at preserving and forming a healthy population. Conducting a criminological study of crime in certain regions of the Russian Federation helps to determine specific areas of activity to prevent and combat this type of crime at the regional level. In this regard, it is relevant to study the current state and dynamics of crime in the field of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances on the example of statistical reporting of the executive authority in the field of internal affairs of the Omsk region.
Purpose. The aim is to characterize the state of crime in the field of drug trafficking in order to develop effective measures to prevent these crimes in the Omsk region.
Objectives the volume, level and indicators of drug crime in the Omsk region, the dynamics of its changes, as well as its calculation with indicators of general crime in the Omsk region in recent years.
Methodology. The methodological base of the study is general scientific and private scientific methods of cognition of reality, which allow to investigate the state of drug crimes in the region. The method of statistical and system analysis was applied in the study.
Results. The study allowed us to give a modern description of the state of crime in the field of drug trafficking in the Omsk region. A comparative analysis of the main indicators of crime in the Omsk region with indicators of crime in other subjects of the Russian Federation is given. The indicators of drug crime are correlated with the problems of the application of anti-drug measures and other related problems of the law enforcement agencies of the Omsk region.
Conclusions. The study shows the main changes in the structure and dynamics of drug crime in the Omsk region. Shortcomings in the formation of official statistics that contribute to the latency of this type of crime are revealed. The main trends of drug crimes in the Omsk region are reflected, which will allow law enforcement agencies to increase the effectiveness of preventing and suppressing crimes in the field of drug trafficking.

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