CONFIDENTIAL
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Indecent Assault on Female and Rape
11.
There were 78 indecent assault on female cases in January,
This daily rate was a rise of 14.7% representing 2.5 cases per day. compared with December 1991 but an increase of 1.3% over the same period in 1991. Compared with the monthly average for the previous twelve months, it was 15.0% lower. The total number of rapes in January 1992 was 3, compared with 6 in the previous month and the monthly average of 10 for the previous
12 months.
Pickpocketing and Snatching
12.
The number of pickpocketing cases in January was 59, representing 1.9 cases per day. This daily rate was the same as in December 1991 and a decrease of 45.4% over January 1991. It was 8.1% lower when compared with the monthly average for the preceding 12 months.
13.
There were 92 snatchings during the month, representing a daily rate of 3.0 cases per day, a decrease of 12.4% over December and a drop of
in 1991. Compared with the daily average for 37.0% over the same period the previous twelve months, it was also 44.3% lower.
Shoptheft
14.
Shoptheft was recorded at a daily rate of 20.6 cases in January,
a rise of 12.9% over December and an increase of 7.8% over January 1991. This was 28.2% higher when compared with the daily average for the previous
twelve months.
Vehicle Crimes
15.
A total of 577 taking conveyances without authority were recorded
This daily average was a 4.6% in January, representing 18.6 cases a day. decrease over the preceding month but an increase of 19.0% over the same period in 1991. It was 6.0% higher when compared with the daily average for the preceding twelve months.
16.
There were 292 thefts from vehicles in January, representing a
The daily rate was a decrease of 17.5% daily average of 9.4 cases per day. over December 1991 and a drop of 3.9% compared with January 1991. 12.7% increase over the monthly average for the last 12 months.
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