The ministry said 2.9 million crimes were registered from January to September in Russia, with 2.4 million criminal cases launched in response, a 13.7% increase on the same period last year.
This year, law enforcers solved 1.3 million crimes, which is 7.7% higher than in 2005, the ministry said.
"A total of 1.4 million crimes were unsolved, which is 34.5% higher against the figure in January-September of last year," the ministry said in a statement.
This year, the share of economic crimes in the total volume of the crimes committed increased by 12.7% against the same period in 2005, causing financial losses amounting to 77.5 billion rubles ($2.88 billion).
The ministry also said that during the same period, 11,885 crimes were committed against foreigners or people without Russian citizenship, which is 20.2% higher than in 2005.
