The frequency of drug-related crimes in Central Asia has remained stable since 2004, with roughly 22,000 crimes occurring each year. These figures have ranged from 22,857 crimes in 2008 to 21,289 crimes in 2009. of the 15,500 people who committed drug-related crimes in 2009, 11% were women and most were unemployed. Only 3 to 4% of drug offences involve smuggling.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan reported only a 0.5% decrease in drug-related crimes from 2004 to 2009. In 2009 there were 9,705 drug-related crimes, with the highest crime rates recorded in Karaganda and Kostanai. From 2008 to 2009, crimes committed by independent groups increased from 372 to 571, while those commited by organised crime groups increased from 61 to 107.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan reported a decrease in drug-related crime by 1,203, or -39%, from 2004 to 2009. 1,887 drug-related crimes occurred in 2009. From 2008 to 2009 the number of offences committed by individual groups decreased from 97 cases to 93, while those committed by organized crime groups decreased from 12 cases to 9. The Chui Province experienced the highest rate of drug-related crime in 2009, followed by Osh City, Bishkek City and the Issyk-Kul Province.
Tajikistan
Tajikistan reported an 8% decrease in drug-related crime from 2004 to 2009, with 796 crimes occurring in 2009. Dushanbe City recorded the highest level of drug-related crime that year, followed by the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast and the Sughd Province. Very low levels of drug-related crime occoured in the Khatlon Province and in the Districts of Republican Subordination.
Uzbekistan
A 4% increase in drug-related crime was reported in Uzbekistan from 2004 to 2009, with 8,901 crimes occouring in 2009. That year there were just 228 opiate seizures involving over 100 grams. Most cases occoured in the Surkhandarya Province and in Tashkent city, followed by Khorezm, Bukhara and Samarkand.