The crime rate in Georgia continues to rise. According to the data of the Ministry of the Interior, in the nine months of 2026, 44.7 thousand offenses were registered - 10.6% more than the corresponding period last year; The detection rate was 73.6%. The number of drug offenses increased particularly sharply - one and a half times, to 11.3 thousand cases. For the first time in the last five years, they dropped one of the most common crimes in the country - theft - from first place. At the same time, registered theft cases decreased by 7.4% - 9.6 thousand.