YEREVAN, March 13. /ARKA/. The number of economic crimes in Armenia has shrunk from 602 in 2016 to 553 in 2017, the National Statistical Service reports.
As many as 92 crimes connected with forging money as well as keeping and selling forged money or securities were committed in the country in 2017 against 172 a year earlier.
According to the official statistical report, 461 other economic offences were committed in Armenia in 2017 against 430 a year before.
In total, 20,284 crimes were recorded in Armenia in 2017 against 18,764 in 2016. -0—
