Щодо систематизації співвідношення понять «туризм» і злочинність»

The article presents a comprehensive criminological study of the correlation between the concepts of “crime” and “tourism” in the context of intensified global mobility, the growth of international tourist flows, and the digitalization of social relations. It is substantiated that tourism, as a multi- level system of socio-economic, organizational, and legal relations, creates a specific environment within which particular criminogenic risks emerge. It is proved that crime in the tourism sector has a multidimensional character and includes not only criminal offenses committed against tourists during their stay in places of temporary residence, but also offenses committed by tourists themselves, as well as by entities engaged in tourism activities at all stages of the tourism process - from travel planning (document processing, insurance arrangements, booking of services) to the completion of the trip and return to the place of permanent residence. It is argued that crime in the sphere of tourism cannot be reduced solely to offenses committed during a person’s stay abroad or at a destination. It also encompasses criminal offenses in the sphere of economic, financial, and insurance activities, including tax evasion, illegal entrepreneurship, fraud, abuse of office, falsification of insurance documents, and other acts that violate the established order of functioning of the tourism market. Seasonal fluctuations in crime rates in resort regions, the increased victimization of tourists, and socio-psychological criminogenic factors and their impact on the structure of offenses are analyzed. The article emphasizes the complex socio-economic consequences of the spread of crime in the tourism sector, manifested in material and moral damage to tourists, destabilization of tourism business entities, reduced trust in the national tourism market, and the formation of a negative international image of the state. The necessity of a systematic and interdisciplinary approach to the study and prevention of crime in tourism is substantiated, taking into account the influence of digital technologies and the implementation of international standards of criminal law regulation.