. ▁ ▁Ext ent ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 3 4 ▁cor ruption ▁related ▁criminal ▁cases ▁registered ▁( up ▁from ▁ 4 2 8 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ), ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁criminal ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁ 3 7 6 ▁persons . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Armen ia ▁scored ▁ 3 5 ▁on ▁Cor ruption ▁Per ception s ▁Index ▁and ▁was ▁position ed ▁ 1 0 7 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 ▁countries . ▁Following ▁chart ▁represents ▁score ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁in ▁Trans par ency ▁International ' s ▁Cor ruption ▁Per ception s ▁Index , ▁higher ▁is ▁better . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Trans par ency ▁International ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁report , ▁ent rench ed ▁cor ruption , ▁strong ▁patron age ▁networks , ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁clear ▁separation ▁between ▁private ▁enter prise ▁and ▁public ▁office , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁overlap ▁between ▁political ▁and ▁business ▁el ites ▁in ▁Armen ia ▁render ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁anti - cor ruption ▁efforts ▁relatively ▁in efficient ▁and ▁feed ▁a ▁per vas ive ▁political ▁a path y ▁and ▁c yn ic ism ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁citizens , ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁see ▁an ▁impact ful ▁role ▁for ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁cor ruption . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Program me ▁in ▁Armen ia ▁views ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁Armen ia ▁as ▁" a ▁serious ▁challenge ▁to ▁its ▁development ." ▁The ▁select ive ▁and ▁non - trans