Within last 9 months of 2009, RA police intensified struggle against property crimes, Head of Senior RA Police Department for Organized Crime Prevention, Hunan Poghosyan told a news conference in Yerevan. According to him, 652 economic crimes were registered in Armenia in 2009, while 313 crimes were committed in 2008.

As for struggle against corruption, Hunan Poghosyan noted: "Armenian police discovered 398 cases of corruption in 2009, registering 38% increase compared with 2008 results. Special emphasis is given to the struggle against bribery."