Is West Kazakhstan Region safe?

West Kazakhstan Region: Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

What is the crime rate in West Kazakhstan Region?

West Kazakhstan Region: Weighted crime: 836 per 100,000 people (2025).

How many murders are there in West Kazakhstan Region?

Recorded homicides in West Kazakhstan Region (2025): 14.

Which areas of West Kazakhstan Region have the least crime?

Lowest crime among the 13 municipalities of West Kazakhstan Region with a Safety score: Zhanybek District (10/10), Karatobe District (10/10), Zhanakala District (9/10). Highest crime among the 13 municipalities of West Kazakhstan Region with a Safety score: Uralsk (2/10), Shyngyrlau District (2/10), Bokey Orda District (2/10).

-West Kazakhstan Region

West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan: crime rate and Safety score

Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.

6/10 in the world

Weighted crime: 836 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	14	2	1.8
Article 99 of the Criminal Code.
Sexual offences
Rape	18	2.6	1.9
Article 120 only: the other sexual offences are not published by district.
Robbery
Open theft	66	9.5	5.7
Grabezh (article 191): taking property openly, with or without violence short of endangering life.
Armed robbery	2	0.3	0.5
Razboi (article 192): an attack with violence or threats dangerous to life or health.
Theft and burglary
Theft	903	129.7	113.4
Drugs
Drug offences	303	43.5	36.6
Articles 296 to 303 of the Criminal Code.
Damage and public order
Hooliganism	68	9.8	7.5
Other
Fraud	997	143.2	221.2
Extortion	37	5.3	2.7

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

Recorded crime by type (2025)

Homicide	14
Sexual offences	18
Robbery	68
Theft and burglary	903
Drugs	303
Damage and public order	68
Other	1,034

Questions about crime in West Kazakhstan Region

Is West Kazakhstan Region safe?: West Kazakhstan Region: Too few places to compare within Kazakhstan.
What is the crime rate in West Kazakhstan Region?: West Kazakhstan Region: Weighted crime: 836 per 100,000 people (2025).
How many murders are there in West Kazakhstan Region?: Recorded homicides in West Kazakhstan Region (2025): 14.
Which areas of West Kazakhstan Region have the least crime?: Lowest crime among the 13 municipalities of West Kazakhstan Region with a Safety score: Zhanybek District (10/10), Karatobe District (10/10), Zhanakala District (9/10). Highest crime among the 13 municipalities of West Kazakhstan Region with a Safety score: Uralsk (2/10), Shyngyrlau District (2/10), Bokey Orda District (2/10).

Places in West Kazakhstan 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.