“In total, 104.9 thousand crimes of this category were identified. Material damage from these crimes (in completed and suspended criminal cases) amounted to 447.2 billion rubles, ”RIA Novosti commented.

At the same time, compared with 2018, the number of economic crimes decreased by 4.1%.

Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported an increase of 280% in cases of fraud using payment cards for 2019.

The Amber Region online edition also reported that 6616 crimes were discovered in Kaliningrad and the region in 2019, which is 5% more than a year earlier.