Krasnodar, 16 October – Yug Times. Sergei Volozhinov, Chief Police Officer of the Krasnodar region, speaks about the priority directions of their activity, the criminogenic situation in the region, and the police’s anti-corruption work.
Q.: What is the main task faced by the regional police force?
A.: Our priority task is to safeguard people’s lives, property, and public order. Our aim and main priority is to let people not be afraid to walk in the streets at any time of the day.
Q.: How would you assess the level of criminogeneity in the Krasnodar region?
A.: It’s medium level. At the same time, bearing in mind a peculiarity of our region as the increased number of holidaymakers in summer and migration processes leading to galloping density of population, the Krasnodar region stays on the 17th place among all Russian regions in the rating of detection of grave and especially grave offences. It is rather good result: the detection rate of certain crimes in the Krasnodar region is higher than the national average - murders (98% in the Kuban region vs. 94% nationwide), rapes (100% vs. 98%), frauds (37% vs. 31%), and crimes related to the illegal turnover of drugs (80% vs. 62%). Q.: What are the economic crimes, most typical for the Krasnodar region? A.: It’s illegal turnover of alcohol products, counterfeiting, and unlawful activity in the sphere of construction of co-owned blocks of flats and other realty projects.
Q.: A popular saying states, “If you don’t give bribes, they won’t take bribes.” And what is your principle of eradication of corruption?
A.: It’s liquidation of arbitrary behaviour of governmental officials involved in different activities, mainly such as issuance of licences and permits, and detection and suppression of bribetaking.
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