Highest Crime in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Top 61 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

1 Sokol’skoye 6.8 per 1K

2 Sosnovskoye 6.8 per 1K

3 Vyyezdnoye 6.8 per 1K

4 Gidrotorf 6.8 per 1K

5 Krasnye Baki 6.8 per 1K

6 Ilyinogorsk 6.8 per 1K

7 Bol’shoye Murashkino 6.8 per 1K

8 Kovernino 6.8 per 1K

9 Knyaginino 6.8 per 1K

10 Pil’na 6.8 per 1K

11 Tumbotino 6.8 per 1K

12 Bol’shoye Kozino 6.8 per 1K

13 Reshetikha 6.8 per 1K

14 Sharanga 6.8 per 1K

15 Vad 6.8 per 1K

16 Vacha 6.8 per 1K

17 Vetluga 6.8 per 1K

18 Diveyevo 6.8 per 1K

19 Buturlino 6.8 per 1K

20 Voznesenskoye 6.8 per 1K

21 Vorotynets 6.8 per 1K

22 Voskresenskoye 6.8 per 1K

23 Sukhobezvodnoye 6.8 per 1K

24 Linda 6.8 per 1K

25 Tonkino 6.8 per 1K

26 Vetluzhskiy 6.8 per 1K

27 Sechenovo 6.8 per 1K

28 Gremyachevo 6.8 per 1K

29 Novosmolinskiy 6.8 per 1K

30 Doschatoye 6.8 per 1K

31 Bol’shoye Boldino 6.8 per 1K

32 Shakhun’ya 6.8 per 1K

33 Dzerzhinsk 6.8 per 1K

34 Arzamas 6.8 per 1K

35 Sarov 6.8 per 1K

36 Kstovo 6.8 per 1K

37 Pavlovo 6.8 per 1K

38 Novaya Balakhna 6.8 per 1K

39 Vyksa 6.8 per 1K

40 Bor 6.8 per 1K

41 Zavolzh’ye 6.8 per 1K

42 Kulebaki 6.8 per 1K

43 Bogorodsk 6.8 per 1K

44 Gorodets 6.8 per 1K

45 Semënov 6.8 per 1K

46 Lyskovo 6.8 per 1K

47 Nizhniy Novgorod 6.8 per 1K

48 Sergach 6.8 per 1K

49 Navashino 6.8 per 1K

50 Pervomaysk 6.8 per 1K

51 Chkalovsk 6.8 per 1K

52 Lukoyanov 6.8 per 1K

53 Vorsma 6.8 per 1K

54 Uren’ 6.8 per 1K

55 Pochinki 6.8 per 1K

56 Mulino 6.8 per 1K

57 Volodarsk 6.8 per 1K

58 Perevoz 6.8 per 1K

59 Neklyudovo 6.8 per 1K

60 Shatki 6.8 per 1K

61 Ardatov 6.8 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Sokol’skoye 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 Sokol’skoye 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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