In the first quarter of 2025, 60,7 drug-related crimes were recorded. This is 32% more than the previous year. report The Ministry of Internal Affairs with this data drew attention To Be Precise project. The main growth occurred in the production, distribution, storage, and transportation of drugs.

The largest increase in the number of drug-related crimes was in Adygea (an increase of 266%), Vladimir and Orenburg regions (147% and 125%).

The Orenburg Region has the highest proportion of drug-related crimes in the overall number of cases (almost a quarter). Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria also rank among the top three.

More than 184 internet crimes were registered between January and March, and drugs have become increasingly common. A year ago, they were involved in every tenth case; now, they occur in every sixth.