{"id":191131,"date":"2025-10-02T19:17:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/?p=191131"},"modified":"2025-10-03T11:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T07:24:24","slug":"unprecedented-rise-in-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/en\/news\/191131\/","title":{"rendered":"Unprecedented rise in crime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There was a time when “street fights” ended with nothing more than a scratch or a torn shirt. Today, they often result in serious bodily harm or even worse tragedies.<\/p>\n

Statistics from the past six years in Armenia clearly show that the danger has grown: in 2018, the number of crimes committed against individuals stood at 24,678, while by 2024 that figure had risen to 40,232.<\/p>\n