2/05/2007

Poland reports significant drop in crime

The crime rate in Poland fell by 10.7 percent in 2006 over the previous year, the largest drop since 1989, the government said Friday.

The detection of crimes rose by more than 3.3 percent to 47.5 percent. General crime detection including road offences rose by 4 percent to 62.4 percent, the PAP news agency quoted Ludwik Dorn, deputy prime minister and interior minister, as saying.

The number of thefts fell by 13.5 percent, general crimes by 2.5 percent, and robbery-related killings by nearly 8 percent, he said

Dorn added that drug-related crime detection rose by 3.9 percent, while corruption detection rose by 6.4 percent.

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