In Atyrau, following extensive prosecutor's office inspections, access to 12 abandoned buildings posing potential danger has been restricted, and thousands of parents and owners of entertainment venues have been held accountable, reports infohub.kz.
As the supervisory authorities found, children were present in entertainment venues at night, while potentially dangerous abandoned buildings remained accessible to residents. During the inspections, 3,612 legal representatives of minors were held liable. The prosecutor's office did not specify the period during which the violations were recorded or the specific circumstances that led to each individual being held accountable.
The inspections also covered entertainment venues. For allowing minors to be present at night, 69 entrepreneurs were held liable. The operation of three nightclubs was suspended.
Additionally, abandoned buildings that could pose a threat to residents were checked in the city. Access was restricted to 12 such facilities. For the rest, authorized bodies were instructed to take measures—either to mothball, demolish, or reconstruct the structures.
"The preventive control measures are carried out within the framework of the projects 'Aiqyn Natizhe' and 'Sanaly Urpaq'. To identify urban problems, the prosecutor's office also uses artificial intelligence technologies as part of the 'Digital Map' project," the supervisory body noted.
According to the prosecutor's office, the comprehensive preventive measures have reduced the overall crime rate in the city district by 12%.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that juvenile crime has been rising in Kazakhstan for several years. In 2025, 2,500 minors were recognized as suspects in criminal offenses, which is 30% more than in January-December 2024. In 2025, 166 minors received actual prison sentences, 97 of them from five to ten years. More than 40% of convicted teenagers received restriction of freedom, and another 15.3% received suspended sentences. Among those convicted, 93.2% were boys, most aged 16 to 18. At the same time, almost 62% of juvenile offenders were raised in two-parent families.