Just went to the east after fighting for the Vlandians as a mercenary to join the Khuzaits. I was surprised to see the entire steppe was covered in bandit parties. I used console commands to teleport around the map and see how many there were... and I saw hundreds of small parties dotted across their territory. Looks like the Khuzaits are getting a taste of their own medicine, but I don't think this was intended by the devs.