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Pickpocketing and Snatching
11.
The total number of pickpocketing cases in October was 67,
representing 2.2 cases per day, a rise of 41.0% compared with September but
a decrease of 15.7% over the monthly average for the preceding 12 months.
12.
There were 224 snatchings in October, representing a daily rate of
7.2 cases per day, a decrease of 5.3% over September but an increase of
43.7% over the daily average for the previous twelve months.
Shop Theft
13.
Offences of shop theft was recorded at a daily rate of 14.1 cases
in October, the same figure as in September and a drop of 10.5% compared
with the daily average for the previous twelve months.
Vehicle Crimes
14.
There were 661 taking conveyance without authority (TCWA) cases in
October, representing 21.3 cases a day. This daily average was a marginal decrease of 0.4% over the preceding month but a rise of 31.3% compared with
the daily average of 16.2 cases for the preceding twelve months. There have
been 5 380 TCWA's up to October this year, compared with 3 651 in the same
period last year.
15.
The total number of theft from vehicle cases was 363, representing
a daily average of 11.7 cases per day, a rise of 4.2% over September. This
daily average was however a 14.8% decrease over the monthly average for the
last 12 months.
Crimes Involving Juveniles and Young Persons
16.
There were 527 juvenile offenders aged under 16 arrested for crime
in October, compared with 439 in the preceding month and the monthly average
of 557 for the previous 12 months. There have been 5 419 juveniles arrested
for crime up to October this year, compared with 5 811 in the corresponding
period last year. The total number of juvenile crimes in October was 366
compared with 298 in September. Of the total juvenile crimes which occurred
in October, 187 were thefts other than burglary and 36 were robberies.
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