Despite an overall decrease in crime in St. Petersburg, certain categories, such as murders, attempted murders, hooliganism and recorded rapes, have seen an increase in 2024. The Committee on Legality, Law and Order, and Security presented the updated report, highlighting both improvements and concerning trends in the city’s safety.

While the total number of street crimes has fallen by 15%, there has been a rise in specific, concerning categories, particularly in certain districts. The report emphasizes that the figures represent only the crimes recorded by law enforcement, excluding incidents where victims did not report to the police.

The Central District remains the leader in the number of street crimes, but also shows the best dynamics in reducing their numbers. However, the Admiralteysky district, on the contrary, has increased in crime rate.

Murders and attempted murders have increased by 10%, though they remain rare, averaging two per month for the entire city. Law enforcement predicts a further decrease in street crime overall, with an expected increase in robberies in 2025.

Cases of criminal hooliganism have significantly increased, with the Nevsky district surpassing Primorsky and Central districts in the number of incidents. The number of criminal hooliganism cases in St. Petersburg increased from 91 to 144. Law enforcement anticipates a further increase of 5% in recorded hooliganism cases in 2025.

Although the overall crime rate decreased by 2.9%, there is the first decrease in many years and crime rate is much higher than in the early 2020s. Perhaps this can be seen as an increase in citizen trust or a departure from not accepting applications.

Recorded rapes have seen a shocking increase of 45%, from 51 to 74 cases. The statistics only include rapes, not violent acts of a sexual nature, or coercion to acts of a sexual nature, nothing related to children under 16 years old or lewd acts. Detection rate is 94%.

In 2024, foreigners were involved in 2505 crimes within St. Petersburg, representing 3.8% of all crimes in the city. This is a decrease of 6.4% compared to the previous year. The most common crimes by foreigners relate to violations of migration legislation and drug offenses, with a majority of these crimes committed against other migrants.

While St. Petersburg has become safer, the report urges continued vigilance, emphasizing the importance of addressing the rise in specific street crimes, hooliganism, and recorded rapes. The stability of the movement towards safety depends not only on the police, but also on attention to detail that doesn’t fit the positive picture.