Police documents fewer murders, robberies and break-ins in 2013

The Police released its crime statistics for the first 9 months of 2013 and documented a reduction in murder, break-ins, robberies and vehicle theft compared to the same period in 2012. Specifically the police documented:

• 13 fewer murders: 111 compared to 124 (-10.5%)
• 734 fewer robberies: 3,777 compared to 4,511 (-16.2%)
• 11,007 fewer thefts: 56,188 compared to 67,195 (-16.3%)
• 713 fewer vehicle thefts: 21,426 compared to 22,139 (-3.2%)

The police also explained that there was an 11% reduction in murders motivated by robbery or theft. Of the 111 murders 32 were motivated by theft, compared to 36 of 124 murders in 2012.

The full set of data is available at the Hellenic Police’s website.