Highest Crime in Rostov

Top 77 cities ranked by highest crime

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All Countries · Russia · Rostov

Highest Crime — Rostov

1 Oblivskaya 6.8 per 1K

2 Remontnoye 6.8 per 1K

3 Dubovskoye 6.8 per 1K

4 Staraya Stanitsa 6.8 per 1K

5 Koksovyy 6.8 per 1K

6 Vesëlyy 6.8 per 1K

7 Masalovka 6.8 per 1K

8 Tarasovskiy 6.8 per 1K

9 Gornyatskiy 6.8 per 1K

10 Vëshenskaya 6.8 per 1K

11 Romanovskaya 6.8 per 1K

12 Sokolovo-Kundryuchenskiy 6.8 per 1K

13 Gigant 6.8 per 1K

14 Sholokhovskiy 6.8 per 1K

15 Krivyanskaya 6.8 per 1K

16 Ayutinskiy 6.8 per 1K

17 Samarskoye 6.8 per 1K

18 Chertkovo 6.8 per 1K

19 Tselina 6.8 per 1K

20 Glubokiy 6.8 per 1K

21 Kirovskaya 6.8 per 1K

22 Bokovskaya 6.8 per 1K

23 Starocherkasskaya 6.8 per 1K

24 Novobataysk 6.8 per 1K

25 Krasnoyarskaya 6.8 per 1K

26 Gundorovskiy 6.8 per 1K

27 Ol’ginskaya 6.8 per 1K

28 Sambek 6.8 per 1K

29 Kuybyshevo 6.8 per 1K

30 Talovyy 6.8 per 1K

31 Tatsinskaya 6.8 per 1K

32 Zhirnov 6.8 per 1K

33 Rodionovo-Nesvetayskaya 6.8 per 1K

34 Rodionovo-Nesvetaiskoye 6.8 per 1K

35 Kashary 6.8 per 1K

36 Mechetinskaya 6.8 per 1K

37 Sinegorskiy 6.8 per 1K

38 Zavetnoye 6.8 per 1K

39 Kagal’nitskaya 6.8 per 1K

40 Gukovo 6.8 per 1K

41 Zverevo 6.8 per 1K

42 Zernograd 6.8 per 1K

43 Morozovsk 6.8 per 1K

44 Millerovo 6.8 per 1K

45 Aksay 6.8 per 1K

46 Krasnyy Sulin 6.8 per 1K

47 Belaya Kalitva 6.8 per 1K

48 Donetsk 6.8 per 1K

49 Sal’sk 6.8 per 1K

50 Semikarakorsk 6.8 per 1K

51 Kamensk-Shakhtinsky 6.8 per 1K

52 Azov 6.8 per 1K

53 Novoshakhtinsk 6.8 per 1K

54 Bataysk 6.8 per 1K

55 Novocherkassk 6.8 per 1K

56 Volgodonsk 6.8 per 1K

57 Shakhty 6.8 per 1K

58 Taganrog 6.8 per 1K

59 Chaltyr 6.8 per 1K

60 Peschanokopskoye 6.8 per 1K

61 Ust’-Donetskiy 6.8 per 1K

62 Mayskiy 6.8 per 1K

63 Kamenolomni 6.8 per 1K

64 Pokrovskoye 6.8 per 1K

65 Likhovskoy 6.8 per 1K

66 Donskoy 6.8 per 1K

67 Matveyev Kurgan 6.8 per 1K

68 Kuleshovka 6.8 per 1K

69 Rostov-na-Donu 6.8 per 1K

70 Bagayevskaya 6.8 per 1K

71 Tsimlyansk 6.8 per 1K

72 Persianovka 6.8 per 1K

73 Zimovniki 6.8 per 1K

74 Yegorlykskaya 6.8 per 1K

75 Konstantinovsk 6.8 per 1K

76 Orlovskiy 6.8 per 1K

77 Proletarsk 6.8 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Rostov face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Oblivskaya 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 Oblivskaya 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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