The number of criminal proceedings in Armenia increased by 16.6% in the first half of 2026, the Investigative Committee reported.
During the first six months of 2026, the Investigative Committee received 41,250 crime reports, up 16.6% compared with the same period of the previous year. Criminal proceedings were initiated in 32,472 of those reports, also a 16.6% increase from the first half of 2025. During the reporting period, 9,910 criminal proceedings were referred to court, 62.2% more than in January–June 2025, while 11,078 proceedings were terminated, a decrease of 13.8%, the statement said.
The Investigative Committee completed preliminary investigations in 58,820 criminal proceedings, of which 32,854 had been initiated during the first six months of 2026. This figure was 3.5% higher than during the corresponding period of the previous year.
According to the statement, the total damage caused in criminal proceedings whose preliminary investigations were completed during the reporting period amounted to 10 billion 205 million 685 thousand drams. During the investigation, authorities recovered 3 billion 165 million 49 thousand drams, or 31% of the total damage. Property worth 154 million 606 thousand drams was also frozen.
In addition, 6 billion 624 million 467 thousand drams in property damage linked to ongoing criminal proceedings was recovered during 2026 alone.
Overall, 9 billion 789 million 516 thousand drams in property damage from completed and ongoing criminal proceedings was recovered during the first half of 2026. In addition, property and funds worth a total of 295 million 922 thousand drams were frozen.
