The results for 2024 were summarized at the board meeting of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Department of Internal Affairs
The regional Department of Internal Affairs held a final meeting of the Board of the Department of Internal Affairs. Issues of the effectiveness of the operational and service activities of the internal affairs bodies of the region in 2024, the fulfillment of the directive requirements of the head of state, measures taken to strengthen law and order, public safety, service discipline were considered, and plans for 2025 were outlined.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Major General of Militia Dmitry Korzyuk, Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee Alexander Subbotin, representatives of law enforcement agencies, the regional court, and the management staff of the regional Department of Internal Affairs and territorial police departments.
Dmitry Korzyuk emphasized that the organizational and practical measures taken by the internal affairs bodies of Vitebsk region in 2024 allowed for controlling the operational situation in the region and maintaining positive dynamics in key areas.
The socio-economic and socio-political situation in Vitebsk region is generally characterized as stable. The main attention was paid to the protection of public order, ensuring public safety, protecting the rights and legitimate interests of citizens, preventing and suppressing crimes and administrative offenses, improving the road traffic situation, reducing juvenile delinquency, and combating extremism. A positive trend is noted in the reduction of fraud, theft, murder, extortion, robbery, a decrease in recidivism, crimes in public places, and offenses committed by persons under the influence of alcohol.
The systematic work of the police contributed to reducing cases of citizens' poisoning with narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, identifying premises for growing cannabis, and drug supply channels.
At the same time, the number of individuals exposed for committing grave and especially grave economic, including corruption, crimes has increased. Increased attention is required to counter cybercrimes, the dynamics of which have been increasing throughout 2024; juvenile and domestic crimes; traffic violations and child injuries on the roads, emphasized the Head of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Regional Executive Committee, Yuri Lyubimov.
Ushachi, Postavy, and Pervomaysky District Departments of Internal Affairs of Vitebsk, as well as Novopolotsk City Department of Internal Affairs, were recognized as the best based on the results of 2024.
At the end of the event, a ceremony was held for awarding state and departmental awards, shoulder straps of the first and next special ranks. The best units in their categories were separately noted - Novopolotsk City Department of Internal Affairs, Pervomaysky District Department of Internal Affairs of Vitebsk, Postavy and Ushachi District Departments. Dmitry Korzyuk presented the best criminal investigation units of the Vitebsk region - Novopolotsk City Department of Internal Affairs and Ushachi District Department of Internal Affairs - with the Pavel Korolev traveling trophy.