The structure of crime in rail transport (by example of Kuzbass UVDT)

The analysis of structure of crime in rail transport by example of Kuzbass UVDT (Department ofInternal Transport Affairs), which is a component of Western-Siberian UVDT, is presented in the article. In the general structure ofcrime a considerable part consists of thefts of all kinds of property - 39.8%. Crimes in the economic sphere make up 27.4% of the total,crimes connected with illegal circulation of drugs and psychotropic substances amounts to 24.4%. The most widespread and latentcrimes are thefts from citizens in and at the objects of rail transport. The number of the registered thefts in the sphere of passenger trafficon Kuzbass UVDT increased by 42.1% (from 38 to 54 facts), 30 of them (18 in 2007) occurred in the zone of Taiginsky LOVD (LinearOffice of Internal Affairs) service. The prevalence of crimes connected with illegal circulation of drugs is caused, in our opinion, by thefact that rail transport is one of the most convenient types of transport for shipping drugs by criminals. Crimes in transport, as in thecountry on the whole, acquired an organised character. In particular, in 2008 the activity of five organised criminal groups was ceased.The given groups had committed 44 crimes, with 30 crimes in the economic sphere, 6 - in drug trafficking sphere, 5 -in criminal orientations,3 - in the sphere of freight traffic. Organised crime rates growth testifies that railway transport attracts the activity of organisedcriminal formations. The juvenile delinquency structure in objects of rail transport basically consists of thefts (stably quantitativelyprevails), the average index for five years is about 50%, including thefts of products of nonferrous metal (about 35%); hooliganism andvandalism (6% each); and other crimes (3%). It is possible to single out two groups of crimes at rail transport and to define their criminologicalfeatures: 1) crimes characteristic for rail transport (due to its specificity): rail transport crimes (Articles 211, 263, 266-268 ofthe Criminal Code of the Russian Federation); thefts of cargoes from the rolling stock; 2) crimes not caused by specificity of rail transport(against property, person, economic activities, public safety and others).

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