Is Mangystau Region safe?

Mangystau Region: Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

What is the crime rate in Mangystau Region?

Mangystau Region: Weighted crime: 504 per 100,000 people (2025).

How many murders are there in Mangystau Region?

Recorded homicides in Mangystau Region (2025): 11.

Which areas of Mangystau Region have the least crime?

Lowest crime among the 7 municipalities of Mangystau Region with a Safety score: Beyneu District (10/10), Mangystau District (9/10), Munaily District (9/10). Highest crime among the 7 municipalities of Mangystau Region with a Safety score: Karakiya District (2/10), Aktau (4/10), Tupkaragan District (7/10).

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Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan: crime rate and Safety score

Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

7/10 in the world

Weighted crime: 504 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	11	1.4	1.8
Article 99 of the Criminal Code.
Sexual offences
Rape	11	1.4	1.9
Article 120 only: the other sexual offences are not published by district.
Robbery
Open theft	25	3.1	5.7
Grabezh (article 191): taking property openly, with or without violence short of endangering life.
Armed robbery	5	0.6	0.5
Razboi (article 192): an attack with violence or threats dangerous to life or health.
Theft and burglary
Theft	272	33.8	113.4
Drugs
Drug offences	493	61.2	36.6
Articles 296 to 303 of the Criminal Code.
Damage and public order
Hooliganism	96	11.9	7.5
Other
Fraud	855	106.2	221.2
Extortion	15	1.9	2.7

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

Recorded crime by type (2025)

Homicide	11
Sexual offences	11
Robbery	30
Theft and burglary	272
Drugs	493
Damage and public order	96
Other	870

Questions about crime in Mangystau Region

Is Mangystau Region safe?: Mangystau Region: Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.
What is the crime rate in Mangystau Region?: Mangystau Region: Weighted crime: 504 per 100,000 people (2025).
How many murders are there in Mangystau Region?: Recorded homicides in Mangystau Region (2025): 11.
Which areas of Mangystau Region have the least crime?: Lowest crime among the 7 municipalities of Mangystau Region with a Safety score: Beyneu District (10/10), Mangystau District (9/10), Munaily District (9/10). Highest crime among the 7 municipalities of Mangystau Region with a Safety score: Karakiya District (2/10), Aktau (4/10), Tupkaragan District (7/10).

Places in Mangystau 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.