Kazakhstan's Prosecutor General Berik Asylov has detailed the country's extensive efforts to combat fraud and other offenses, reports infohub.kz.

In a statement posted on social media platform X, Asylov noted that amid the sweeping legal reforms following the adoption of the new Constitution, law enforcement approaches are evolving. "Today, it is not enough to react to a crime that has already been committed. Our common task is to prevent threats, eliminate the causes of offenses, and ensure real protection of citizens' rights," he emphasized.

To this end, a Center for Forecasting Criminal Threats and Public Safety Risks was established, which operates around the clock to analyze the crime situation, identify potential threats and vulnerable areas, forecast risks, and develop concrete prevention measures. Special attention is paid to monitoring foreign content to detect new forms and methods of criminal threats.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and regional akimats, using artificial intelligence and drone technology, more than 360 potentially dangerous locations with a high likelihood of criminal attacks on citizens have been identified. In these areas, police patrols have been intensified, about 4,000 new lighting points have been installed, and over 3,500 CCTV cameras have been added.

This approach is already yielding results: in the first half of the year, crime in the country dropped by 11%. There have been fewer murders, robberies, muggings, extortions, thefts, and street crimes.

Offensive action against drug crime continues. The "Cyber Surveillance" system has blocked 10,000 materials with signs of drug propaganda, including over 6,000 online drug shops. As a result of cooperation between prosecutor's offices and the police, more than 464,000 drop accounts have been blocked, and drug proceeds exceeding 2.6 billion tenge have been seized.

For the first time in recent years, the upward trend in internet fraud has been reversed, with a 9% decrease. Through joint efforts of law enforcement and a telecom operator, over a million suspicious calls have been intercepted, and the activities of 12 foreign fraudulent call centers have been halted.

In the capital, an Anti-Call Center, created on the initiative of the prosecutor's office at a telecom operator, intercepted a fraudulent call just as a 76-year-old woman was about to hand over 21 million tenge. The money was saved. Additionally, thanks to the National Bank's Anti-Fraud Center, fraudulent transactions totaling more than 2.9 billion tenge have been blocked.