Abstract: This article examines the state of problem of preventing administrative violations that impinge on health of the citizens, namely physical assault, administrative responsibility for which is stipulated by the Article 6.1.1 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses as one of the relevant questions in organization and activity of the branches of internal affairs of Russia. The author reviews the questions of preventing violations for physical assault in the context of enhancing control by the district police officers over individuals who committed such type of administrative violation; application of different preventative measures depending on the identity of a wrongdoer, circumstances of commission of an administrative offence, as well as social behavior after having committed an offence. The author describes the case law on the category of physical assault, which characterize personality of the offender.  Comparative analysis is conducted on the normative legal acts that envisage the grounds for placement and removal of various categories of individuals from the prevention watchlist. In conclusion, the author makes a number of recommendations on the improvement of preventative measures applied by police officers with regards to administrative offences for committing physical assault, as well as preterm removal from the prevention watchlist of persons under the conditions of their improvement, service of administrative penalty, positive characteristics from the place of residence.