Vinh City: Potential complex risks of many types of crime

Colonel Dao Hong Lap - Deputy Director of the Provincial Police Department spoke at the conference. Photo: My Ha

The report at the conference pointed out that due to the characteristics of Vinh city as a central area with a developed economy, in 2018, the situation of national security and social order and safety still had many potential complicated problems. Notably, the residence of foreigners, in which there were still some cases of foreigners taking advantage of tourism to teach foreign languages. Many criminal activities were still complicated.

Vinh City Police seize shipment of counterfeit goods. Photo: Archive

The most prominent crimes are theft, intentional injury, football betting, and online gambling. In addition, traffic accidents, occupational safety violations, and fires and explosions still occur frequently. Gambling crimes, crimes against economic management order, positions, and corruption increased by 24% compared to the same period in 2017.

Speaking at the conference, Colonel Dao Hong Lap - Deputy Director of the Provincial Police Department highly appreciated the efforts of Vinh city in national defense and security work in 2018, especially in the dissemination, propaganda and education of national defense and security tasks; the work of improving the quality and effectiveness of combat readiness work, maintaining political stability and social order and safety; the work of preventing and fighting all kinds of crimes, maintaining social stability and ensuring security and order in the area...

Awarded the title of Determined to Win Unit by Military Region 4. Photo: My Ha

However, in the face of many difficulties and problems arising in the coming time, he requested units and localities to link the Party's tasks with national defense and security tasks. In addition, it is necessary to proactively monitor and grasp the situation, forecast and promptly handle issues related to political security - social order and safety...

In addition, it is necessary to synchronously promote the combined strength of the political system, focusing on improving the quality of building the commune and ward forces. At the same time, strongly and continuously suppress all types of criminal offenses, drugs, social evils, focus on eliminating areas of social order, dangerous criminal gangs...

Comrade Tran Ngoc Tu - Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee, authorized to award Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee to collectives and individuals. Photo: My Ha

On this occasion, Military Region 4 awarded the title of Emulation Unit to 8 collectives. In addition, the Provincial People's Committee also awarded Certificates of Merit to 10 collectives and individuals in the Emulation Movement to Win. The Provincial Military Command, Provincial Police and City People's Committee also awarded many collectives and individuals with good achievements in national defense and security work in 2018.

In 2018, the city investigated and clarified 275 cases of social order violations, arrested and handled 298 subjects, including investigating and clarifying 2 serious cases.

In addition, 314 cases and 327 violators in the fields of economic management, positions and environment were detected and handled, and 1.4 tons of foreign-made fireworks of various types were seized. Other goods were worth about 8.2 billion VND.