Over the past three years, 5,000 foreigners have lost their Russian citizenship, mostly due to crimes, Interior Ministry head Kolokoltsev said. According to him, this year crime among immigrants decreased by 40%, and the number of people receiving citizenship decreased by a third. The entrance was closed to 290 thousand foreigners. In total, there are 6.5 million foreign citizens in Russia, more than 800 thousand are registered in the register of controlled persons.