Georgia: crime and justice

How many crimes are recorded in Georgia?

26,038 crimes were registered in Georgia in January to June 2025, 2.96% fewer than a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs' registered crime statistics. 66.16% of them were solved, up from 62.54%. This is the latest period on the ministry's statistics page, checked on 15 October 2026.

The figures cover all investigative bodies in Georgia, not only the police. Crimes against health fell 8.19% to 3,813, including 1,837 cases of domestic violence. More recent monthly prosecution figures appear in Geostat's Unified Report on Criminal Justice Statistics.

Official sources: Ministry of Internal Affairs: Registered crime, January-June 2025 (PDF, Georgian) · Ministry of Internal Affairs: Registered crime statistics 2025

How many murders are there in Georgia?

16 intentional murders (Article 108) and 18 murders under aggravating circumstances (Article 109) were registered in January to June 2025, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs' registered crime statistics. Both numbers were the same as a year earlier. There were also 31 attempted murders and 21 aggravated attempts.

Solving rates for these crimes were 87.5% and 94.44%. The ministry has not yet published figures for later periods on its statistics page. In August 2026 prosecutors charged 3 people with murder and 2 with aggravated murder, according to Geostat's Unified Report on Criminal Justice Statistics.

Official sources: Ministry of Internal Affairs: Registered crime, January-June 2025 (PDF, Georgian) · Geostat: Unified Report on Criminal Justice Statistics, August 2026

How many people are prosecuted in Georgia?

Criminal prosecutions were started against 2,258 people in Georgia in August 2026, including 55 juveniles, according to the Unified Report on Criminal Justice Statistics published by Geostat. Prosecutions were ended against 16 people. Tbilisi accounted for 731 of the cases and Adjara for 376.

The report combines data from the Prosecutor's Office, the courts and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is published monthly. Counts by article of the Criminal Code can exceed the total because one person may be charged with several crimes. The most common charges included threatening (229 people) and violence (205).

Official sources: Geostat: Unified Report on Criminal Justice Statistics, August 2026 (PDF) · Geostat: Crime Statistics

How many domestic violence cases are there in Georgia?

1,837 crimes of domestic violence (Article 126¹ of the Criminal Code) were registered in January to June 2025, 8.88% fewer than a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs' registered crime statistics. 83.61% were solved. In August 2026, 168 people were charged with domestic violence, according to Geostat's Unified Report.

Article 126¹ covers violence between family members. Other crimes in a family setting, such as threats or murder, are counted under their own articles. The ministry also publishes separate statistics on violence against women and in the family on its statistics page.

Official sources: Ministry of Internal Affairs: Registered crime, January-June 2025 (PDF, Georgian) · Ministry of Internal Affairs: Statistics

What is the homicide rate in Georgia?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the intentional homicide rate in Georgia at 2.0 per 100,000 in 2019. The peak was 10.0 per 100,000 in 2005 and the low 1.0 per 100,000 in 2016. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 1.2 per 100,000, and Georgia placed 13th highest of 45. Worldwide: 68th of 125.

What is the female homicide rate in Georgia?

According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the homicide rate for women in Georgia was 1.2 per 100,000 in 2020. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 3.3 per 100,000; its low point was 2019, at 0.9 per 100,000. It is 11th highest of 44 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 0.7 per 100,000. Of 107 countries with 2020 data, 55th highest.

How many men are murdered in Georgia?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the homicide rate for men in Georgia at 4.0 per 100,000 in 2018. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 18.0 per 100,000; its low point was 2016, at 0.3 per 100,000. Europe & Central Asia median: 1.5 per 100,000; Georgia is 8th highest of 42. World rank, highest first: 52nd of 106.