Subject. The article discusses economic crime as one of internal threats to Russia’s security. Objectives. The aim is to determine the main directions of fight against economic crimes, analyze the impact of some parameters on the level of criminalization of the economy. Methods. The study employs econometric modeling methods. Results. The study confirmed hypotheses about direct impact of the number of unemployed population and the volume of investments in fixed assets on the number of registered economic crimes in regions, and about inverse impact of the average per capita monetary income. Conclusions. The proposed model can be used in further research to assess the level of economic security in the region. Strategies and measures to increase employment, stimulate the growth of the average per capita income of the population, the development and implementation of effective mechanisms to identify unofficial income and shadow transactions can act as the main tools to reduce the level of economic crime.
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