Is Almaty Region safe?

Almaty Region: Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

What is the crime rate in Almaty Region?

Almaty Region: Weighted crime: 811 per 100,000 people (2025).

How many murders are there in Almaty Region?

Recorded homicides in Almaty Region (2025): 31.

Which areas of Almaty Region have the least crime?

Lowest crime among the 11 municipalities of Almaty Region with a Safety score: Uygur District (9/10), Raiymbek District (8/10), Balkhash District (7/10). Highest crime among the 11 municipalities of Almaty Region with a Safety score: Qonayev (1/10), Talgar District (2/10), Alatau (3/10).

-Almaty Region

Almaty Region, Kazakhstan: crime rate and Safety score

Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

6/10 in the world

Weighted crime: 811 per 100,000 people (2025)

Crime by type, as recorded by Kazakhstan Prosecutor General's Office (2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	31	2	1.8
Article 99 of the Criminal Code.
Sexual offences
Rape	58	3.7	1.9
Article 120 only: the other sexual offences are not published by district.
Robbery
Open theft	73	4.7	5.7
Grabezh (article 191): taking property openly, with or without violence short of endangering life.
Armed robbery	14	0.9	0.5
Razboi (article 192): an attack with violence or threats dangerous to life or health.
Theft and burglary
Theft	1,905	122.1	113.4
Drugs
Drug offences	255	16.3	36.6
Articles 296 to 303 of the Criminal Code.
Damage and public order
Hooliganism	106	6.8	7.5
Other
Fraud	3,226	206.8	221.2
Extortion	48	3.1	2.7

Source: Kazakhstan Prosecutor General's Office, updated 29 October 2026.

Recorded crime by type (2025)

Homicide	31
Sexual offences	58
Robbery	87
Theft and burglary	1,905
Drugs	255
Damage and public order	106
Other	3,274

Questions about crime in Almaty Region

Is Almaty Region safe?: Almaty Region: Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.
What is the crime rate in Almaty Region?: Almaty Region: Weighted crime: 811 per 100,000 people (2025).
How many murders are there in Almaty Region?: Recorded homicides in Almaty Region (2025): 31.
Which areas of Almaty Region have the least crime?: Lowest crime among the 11 municipalities of Almaty Region with a Safety score: Uygur District (9/10), Raiymbek District (8/10), Balkhash District (7/10). Highest crime among the 11 municipalities of Almaty Region with a Safety score: Qonayev (1/10), Talgar District (2/10), Alatau (3/10).

Places in Almaty Region

Source: Information obtained from the official internet portal qamqor.gov.kz (Committee on Legal Statistics and Special Accounts of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan); groups ours; residents: Bureau of National Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan; outlines: UNHCR, COD-AB on HDX (CC BY 3.0 IGO), updated 29 October 2026.