Digital technologies are being increasingly used to ensure public safety in Kazakhstan. Since the beginning of the year, video surveillance systems have helped identify and detain more than 2,200 individuals. Modern forensic techniques, including DNA analysis, are also helping solve crimes dating back many years. More than 2,500 such cases have been solved. Minister of Internal Affairs Yerzhan Sadenov briefed President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the progress made. Sadenov noted that cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies is also expanding. The whereabouts of more than 1,000 wanted individuals have been established, while 154 have been detained abroad. Overall, crime has decreased by 15% over the past nine months, while the number of online fraud cases has fallen by 21%. Around 9,000 fraudulent and phishing websites have been blocked, and 187 million fraudulent calls have been prevented.
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