The security of the State, society and the individual is a fundamental task in ensuring the stability and prosperity of the country. This task implies the definition of rules and norms in relation to various social groups that correspond to the current institutional environment in Russia. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of economic crimes on the social security of citizens of the Russian Federation and ensuring economic growth in the country.To reveal the research topic, the paper considers the main basic indicators of Russia's socio-economic security. The methodological basis is general scientific methods: analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, ranking, etc. The main causes of the emergence and spread of economic crimes are presented in a systematic way. A retrospective analysis of economic crimes was carried out, and a trend line was drawn up. Using the ranking method, a rating of the leading regions in terms of socio-economic development was formed. It has been revealed that the scale of the spread of economic crimes has a fairly strong correlation with the institutional characteristics of the regions. The methods of combating economic offenses through the use of information technology are proposed.