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    Armenia's crime rate down in 2004

    Arminfo
    18 Feb 05

    Yerevan, 18 February: The number of crimes registered in Armenia
    was 10,083 in 2004, down by 990 (or 8.9 per cent) in comparison with
    2003. Meanwhile, 84.7 per cent of the crimes were solved, as compared
    with 82.7 per cent in 2003. These figures were announced by a collegial
    session of the Armenian Prosecutor-General's Office today.

    Compared with the previous year, the number of apartment burglaries
    has decreased. However, the number of thefts of personal property has
    gone up. At the same time, the number of crimes against individuals
    was down by 35 cases (1,644 - 1,609). The number of murders decreased
    by one (76 - 75), and so did the number of rapes and rape attempts.

    As research shows, the most widespread crimes are theft of private
    or state property and crimes against individuals, whereas cases of
    draft dodging account for 20 per cent of all crimes.

    Twelve cases of murder and six attempted murders, as well as 33 cases
    of grievous bodily harm remain unsolved.

    In general, the year 2004 saw a better situation regarding the rate
    of solving economic crimes; 265 such crimes were registered, up by
    107 from the equivalent figure in 2003. Of the crimes related to tax
    evasion, 86.2 per cent were solved. In all, 29 criminal proceedings
    have been instituted over failure to pay taxes.

    Meanwhile, Armenia's courts of first instance looked into 3,330
    criminal cases against 4,256 people, which is 21 cases and 164 people
    more than in 2003.

    [Passage omitted: Minor details]
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