Last year saw the fewest murders recorded since the country regained independence

Emergencies and Crime
LETA
Publiation data: 26.02.2026 18:35
Last year saw the fewest murders recorded since the country regained independence

Last year saw the fewest murders recorded since the restoration of the country's independence.

Last year, 33 people were killed, 20 attempted murders were recorded, and one murder was prevented. The year before, 42 people were killed.

Last year, three double murders were registered, which is one more than the previous year.

Currently, law enforcement officials have not managed to solve four murders.

96% of murders were of a domestic nature. 82% of murders were committed in the home, and in 32% of cases, the murder weapon was a knife.

The profile of those arrested for murder shows that 79% of them are men, with an average age of 45 years, while 21% are women, with an average age of 39 years. The profile of the victims shows that 67% of the victims were men, with an average age of 43 years, while 33% of the victims were women, with an average age of 43 years.

Last year, not a single contract killing was recorded.

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