Is Atyrau Region safe?

Atyrau Region: Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

What is the crime rate in Atyrau Region?

Atyrau Region: Weighted crime: 843 per 100,000 people (2025).

How many murders are there in Atyrau Region?

Recorded homicides in Atyrau Region (2025): 20.

Which areas of Atyrau Region have the least crime?

Lowest crime among the 8 municipalities of Atyrau Region with a Safety score: Isatay District (9/10), Inder District (6/10), Makhambet District (6/10). Highest crime among the 8 municipalities of Atyrau Region with a Safety score: Atyrau (2/10), Kyzylkoga District (4/10), Kurmangazy district (4/10).

-Atyrau Region

Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan: crime rate and Safety score

Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

6/10 in the world

Weighted crime: 843 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	20	2.8	1.8
Article 99 of the Criminal Code.
Sexual offences
Rape	10	1.4	1.9
Article 120 only: the other sexual offences are not published by district.
Robbery
Open theft	30	4.2	5.7
Grabezh (article 191): taking property openly, with or without violence short of endangering life.
Armed robbery	4	0.6	0.5
Razboi (article 192): an attack with violence or threats dangerous to life or health.
Theft and burglary
Theft	613	86.2	113.4
Drugs
Drug offences	170	23.9	36.6
Articles 296 to 303 of the Criminal Code.
Damage and public order
Hooliganism	98	13.8	7.5
Other
Fraud	1,836	258.3	221.2
Extortion	19	2.7	2.7

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

Recorded crime by type (2025)

Homicide	20
Sexual offences	10
Robbery	34
Theft and burglary	613
Drugs	170
Damage and public order	98
Other	1,855

Questions about crime in Atyrau Region

Is Atyrau Region safe?: Atyrau Region: Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.
What is the crime rate in Atyrau Region?: Atyrau Region: Weighted crime: 843 per 100,000 people (2025).
How many murders are there in Atyrau Region?: Recorded homicides in Atyrau Region (2025): 20.
Which areas of Atyrau Region have the least crime?: Lowest crime among the 8 municipalities of Atyrau Region with a Safety score: Isatay District (9/10), Inder District (6/10), Makhambet District (6/10). Highest crime among the 8 municipalities of Atyrau Region with a Safety score: Atyrau (2/10), Kyzylkoga District (4/10), Kurmangazy district (4/10).

Places in Atyrau 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.