Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. S.Jaliloglu / The crime detection percentage increase in Azerbaijan in 2007 as compared to previous years.
"Crime detection increased by 90% as compared to the latest ten years. It is the best figure among the CIS member-countries," stated the Azerbaijnai Internal Minister Ramil Usubov during the opening ceremony of administrative buildings of traffic police stations in Terter and Barda regions of Azerbaijan.
About 75.7% of committed crimes were revealed in the country as a result of investigation operations. Some 11.8% of crimes were committed by former prisoners, 3.9% by people in the state of intoxication, 2.9% by people under 18 years old and 14.1% by women.
The number of heinous crime increased by 12-13%.
Usubov said that about 500 stations were planning to construct in Azerbaijan in following years. The number of traffic accidents decreased after increase of fine by two or three times..