Is Karaganda Region safe?

Karaganda Region: Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

What is the crime rate in Karaganda Region?

Karaganda Region: Weighted crime: 914 per 100,000 people (2025).

How many murders are there in Karaganda Region?

Recorded homicides in Karaganda Region (2025): 25.

Which areas of Karaganda Region have the least crime?

Lowest crime among the 13 municipalities of Karaganda Region with a Safety score: Priozersk (8/10), Nura District (8/10), Osakarov District (6/10). Highest crime among the 13 municipalities of Karaganda Region with a Safety score: Karaganda (2/10), Karkaraly District (2/10), Saran (3/10).

-Karaganda Region

Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan: crime rate and Safety score

Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

6/10 in the world

Weighted crime: 914 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	25	2.2	1.8
Article 99 of the Criminal Code.
Sexual offences
Rape	23	2	1.9
Article 120 only: the other sexual offences are not published by district.
Robbery
Open theft	44	3.9	5.7
Grabezh (article 191): taking property openly, with or without violence short of endangering life.
Armed robbery	7	0.6	0.5
Razboi (article 192): an attack with violence or threats dangerous to life or health.
Theft and burglary
Theft	1,273	112.3	113.4
Drugs
Drug offences	212	18.7	36.6
Articles 296 to 303 of the Criminal Code.
Damage and public order
Hooliganism	38	3.4	7.5
Other
Fraud	3,947	348.1	221.2
Extortion	37	3.3	2.7

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

Recorded crime by type (2025)

Homicide	25
Sexual offences	23
Robbery	51
Theft and burglary	1,273
Drugs	212
Damage and public order	38
Other	3,984

Questions about crime in Karaganda Region

Is Karaganda Region safe?: Karaganda Region: Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.
What is the crime rate in Karaganda Region?: Karaganda Region: Weighted crime: 914 per 100,000 people (2025).
How many murders are there in Karaganda Region?: Recorded homicides in Karaganda Region (2025): 25.
Which areas of Karaganda Region have the least crime?: Lowest crime among the 13 municipalities of Karaganda Region with a Safety score: Priozersk (8/10), Nura District (8/10), Osakarov District (6/10). Highest crime among the 13 municipalities of Karaganda Region with a Safety score: Karaganda (2/10), Karkaraly District (2/10), Saran (3/10).

Places in Karaganda 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.