Is East Kazakhstan Region safe?

East Kazakhstan Region: Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

What is the crime rate in East Kazakhstan Region?

East Kazakhstan Region: Weighted crime: 1,195 per 100,000 people (2025).

How many murders are there in East Kazakhstan Region?

Recorded homicides in East Kazakhstan Region (2025): 38.

Which areas of East Kazakhstan Region have the least crime?

Lowest crime among the 13 municipalities of East Kazakhstan Region with a Safety score: Zaysan District (10/10), Kurchum District (8/10), Samara District (6/10). Highest crime among the 13 municipalities of East Kazakhstan Region with a Safety score: Ridder (1/10), Markakol District (1/10), Altai District (1/10).

-East Kazakhstan Region

East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan: crime rate and Safety score

Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

4/10 in the world

Weighted crime: 1,195 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	38	5.2	1.8
Article 99 of the Criminal Code.
Sexual offences
Rape	19	2.6	1.9
Article 120 only: the other sexual offences are not published by district.
Robbery
Open theft	47	6.5	5.7
Grabezh (article 191): taking property openly, with or without violence short of endangering life.
Armed robbery	5	0.7	0.5
Razboi (article 192): an attack with violence or threats dangerous to life or health.
Theft and burglary
Theft	764	105.5	113.4
Drugs
Drug offences	286	39.5	36.6
Articles 296 to 303 of the Criminal Code.
Damage and public order
Hooliganism	48	6.6	7.5
Other
Fraud	1,874	258.9	221.2
Extortion	30	4.1	2.7

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

Recorded crime by type (2025)

Homicide	38
Sexual offences	19
Robbery	52
Theft and burglary	764
Drugs	286
Damage and public order	48
Other	1,904

Questions about crime in East Kazakhstan Region

Is East Kazakhstan Region safe?: East Kazakhstan Region: Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.
What is the crime rate in East Kazakhstan Region?: East Kazakhstan Region: Weighted crime: 1,195 per 100,000 people (2025).
How many murders are there in East Kazakhstan Region?: Recorded homicides in East Kazakhstan Region (2025): 38.
Which areas of East Kazakhstan Region have the least crime?: Lowest crime among the 13 municipalities of East Kazakhstan Region with a Safety score: Zaysan District (10/10), Kurchum District (8/10), Samara District (6/10). Highest crime among the 13 municipalities of East Kazakhstan Region with a Safety score: Ridder (1/10), Markakol District (1/10), Altai District (1/10).

Places in East Kazakhstan 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.