Condition of victimization of women from certain violent crimes (according to the St.-Petersburg and Leningrad region)

This paper examines one of the most relevant and significant problems of the Russian society - criminal violence against women. The article is devoted to the review and analysis of key factors reflecting the victimization of women from violent crimes in the territory of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region. The article presents the results of an empirical study based on the official statistical data of the Information Center of the Central Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region, and also summarizes information on the number of women victims of certain types of violent crimes, as well as highlights the main patterns of victimization of women. The article reveals the specificity of criminological indicators of female victims who have been abused in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region in 2014-2018. Based on the analysis, the main directions of victimological preventive activities have been formulated. To implement these measures law enforcement agencies and representatives of the scientific society should actively participate and cooperate with each other. The author comes to the conclusion that the criminological situation awareness of the victimization of women from violent crimes on the territory of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region being discussed can assist in identifying potential victims and developing effective victimological measures to prevent this negative social phenomenon.