Highest Crime in Moscow

Top 90 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — Moscow

1 Lyublino 6.8 per 1K

2 Kozeyevo 6.8 per 1K

3 Presnenskiy 6.8 per 1K

4 Golovinskiy 6.8 per 1K

5 Kur’yanovo 6.8 per 1K

6 Kuz’minki 6.8 per 1K

7 Lefortovo 6.8 per 1K

8 Tsaritsyno 6.8 per 1K

9 Leonovo 6.8 per 1K

10 Lianozovo 6.8 per 1K

11 Likhobory 6.8 per 1K

12 Luzhniki 6.8 per 1K

13 Kolomenskoye 6.8 per 1K

14 Yaroslavskiy 6.8 per 1K

15 Mar’ino 6.8 per 1K

16 Matveyevskoye 6.8 per 1K

17 Mikhalkovo 6.8 per 1K

18 Moscow 6.8 per 1K

19 Nekrasovka 6.8 per 1K

20 Nikol’skoye 6.8 per 1K

21 Nikulino 6.8 per 1K

22 Novogireyevo 6.8 per 1K

23 Novokhovrino 6.8 per 1K

24 Babushkin 6.8 per 1K

25 Obruchevo 6.8 per 1K

26 LMS 6.8 per 1K

27 Vostochnoe Degunino 6.8 per 1K

28 Metrogorodok 6.8 per 1K

29 Orekhovo-Borisovo 6.8 per 1K

30 Zagor’ye 6.8 per 1K

31 Chertanovo Yuzhnoye 6.8 per 1K

32 Moskovskiy 6.8 per 1K

33 Vnukovo 6.8 per 1K

34 Amin’yevo 6.8 per 1K

35 Novokuz’minki 6.8 per 1K

36 Bibirevo 6.8 per 1K

37 Biryulëvo 6.8 per 1K

38 Bogorodskoye 6.8 per 1K

39 Brateyevo 6.8 per 1K

40 Cherëmushki 6.8 per 1K

41 Davydkovo 6.8 per 1K

42 Gol’yanovo 6.8 per 1K

43 Ivanovskoye 6.8 per 1K

44 Kapotnya 6.8 per 1K

45 Kokoshkino 6.8 per 1K

46 Novovladykino 6.8 per 1K

47 Strogino 6.8 per 1K

48 Sviblovo 6.8 per 1K

49 Taganskiy 6.8 per 1K

50 Tekstil’shchiki 6.8 per 1K

51 Tyoply Stan 6.8 per 1K

52 Troitsk 6.8 per 1K

53 Troparëvo 6.8 per 1K

54 Vagonoremont 6.8 per 1K

55 Vatutinki 6.8 per 1K

56 Vatutino 6.8 per 1K

57 Veshnyaki 6.8 per 1K

58 Solntsevo 6.8 per 1K

59 Nagornyy 6.8 per 1K

60 Vorob’yovo 6.8 per 1K

61 Altuf’yevskiy 6.8 per 1K

62 Vostochnyy 6.8 per 1K

63 Vykhino-Zhulebino 6.8 per 1K

64 Yasenevo 6.8 per 1K

65 Zamoskvorech’ye 6.8 per 1K

66 Zelenograd 6.8 per 1K

67 Zhulebino 6.8 per 1K

68 Zyablikovo 6.8 per 1K

69 Kotlovka 6.8 per 1K

70 Novyye Cherëmushki 6.8 per 1K

71 Novyye Kuz’minki 6.8 per 1K

72 Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye 6.8 per 1K

73 Orekhovo-Borisovo Severnoye 6.8 per 1K

74 Ostankinskiy 6.8 per 1K

75 Otradnoye 6.8 per 1K

76 Novo-Peredelkino 6.8 per 1K

77 Ryazanskiy 6.8 per 1K

78 Pokrovskoye-Streshnëvo 6.8 per 1K

79 Annino 6.8 per 1K

80 Zyuzino 6.8 per 1K

81 Ramenki 6.8 per 1K

82 Rostokino 6.8 per 1K

83 Rublëvo 6.8 per 1K

84 Setun’ 6.8 per 1K

85 Severnyy 6.8 per 1K

86 Shcherbinka 6.8 per 1K

87 Shchukino 6.8 per 1K

88 Slobodka 6.8 per 1K

89 Sokol 6.8 per 1K

90 Sokol’niki 6.8 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Moscow face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Lyublino has 6.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

High crime rates are often linked to economic factors including poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and limited access to education and social services. Addressing crime effectively requires tackling these underlying root causes alongside traditional law enforcement approaches.

Many cities on this list are actively implementing comprehensive safety strategies including community policing, violence intervention programs, youth mentorship, and economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions that contribute to criminal activity.

Did You Know?

1. The violent crime rate in Lyublino is 1.7x the national average.
2. Crime rates have been declining nationally for decades — even cities on this list have generally seen improvements over time.
3. Violent crime is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods — most areas within these cities are considerably safer than the citywide statistics suggest.

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