Police and militia in the USSR and Russian Federation
USSR 1990: 628,139 members in militia for a population of 293,047,571 people in an area of 22,402,400 square kilometers. 1 militiaman for 467 people, 1 militiaman for 35square kilometer of land.
Russian Federation 2012: 1,106,472 police members for a population of 143,030,106 people on a land area of 17,098,256 square km. 1 policeman for 129 people, 1 policeman for 15 square kilometers.
yet crime rate differences...
(Soviet crime rates were excessively low, whilst today's Russia deals with horrifying levels of criminality)
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Police and militia in the USSR and Russian Federation
USSR 1990: 628,139 members in militia for a population of 293,047,571 people in an area of 22,402,400 square kilometers. 1 militiaman for 467 people, 1 militiaman for 35square kilometer of land.
Russian Federation 2012: 1,106,472 police members for a population of 143,030,106 people on a land area of 17,098,256 square km. 1 policeman for 129 people, 1 policeman for 15 square kilometers.
yet crime rate differences...
(Soviet crime rates were excessively low, whilst today's Russia deals with horrifying levels of criminality)