-Kostanay Region

Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan: crime rate and Safety score

Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

6/10 in the world

Weighted crime: 877 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	16	1.9	1.8
Article 99 of the Criminal Code.
Sexual offences
Rape	11	1.3	1.9
Article 120 only: the other sexual offences are not published by district.
Robbery
Open theft	54	6.5	5.7
Grabezh (article 191): taking property openly, with or without violence short of endangering life.
Armed robbery	11	1.3	0.5
Razboi (article 192): an attack with violence or threats dangerous to life or health.
Theft and burglary
Theft	1,054	127.7	113.4
Drugs
Drug offences	402	48.7	36.6
Articles 296 to 303 of the Criminal Code.
Damage and public order
Hooliganism	19	2.3	7.5
Other
Fraud	1,954	236.7	221.2
Extortion	12	1.5	2.7

Source: Kazakhstan Prosecutor General's Office, updated 26 October 2026.