Combating Crimes Committed by Migrants in Russian Metropolitan Cities

The issues of effective counteraction to illegal migration have recently become increasingly important for the majority of domestic legislators. In a number of Russia's largest cities, ethnic enclaves formed by migrants from Central Asian countries are increasingly becoming the core of street crime, drug trafficking, religious and national extremism. All the growing social problems with migrants, in a certain way, jeopardizes the national security of our country, and solving these problems requires the adoption of prompt measures by both legislative and law enforcement agencies. What legal instruments can be used in Russia to reduce the level of criminality in the environment of compact residence of migrants? Are they capable of becoming a decisive preventive factor for reducing the level of ethnic crime in Russian megacities? The study of legal aspects related to countering ethnic enclaves in Russia was the main task that.