Crimes that Increased (in descending percentage change order): homicide, immigration, pornography, fraud, drugs, arson, infanticide/abandonment of child and violence against public officer, drugs
Crimes that Decreased (in percentage change order): prostitution, abuse of public authority, forgery, sexual offences, perjury and false swearing, theft, threats and private violence, damage, computer misuse, bodily harm and domestic violence
Thefts have seen an overall decrease in most categories, dropping by 567 cases in 2017, mainly related to Pickpocketing which in turn decreased by 303 cases (12.4% drop). The categories that did register increases in theft include theft from factories and building sites, hotels, retail outlets, religious temples, occupied residences and theft of vehicle. Theft from beaches experienced a 31 percent increase following a dip the previous year. Overall, Theft comprises 48.2% of all offences, of which pickpocketing comprises 12%, a decrease of 2% over the previous year record.
Damages constituted a stabilisation of reports between 2016 and 2017, decreasing slightly
Bodily Harm dropped to 879 cases in 2017 which results in a 2.5% drop, though still registering an average of 2.4 incidents per day.
Fraud has experienced a massive 57% (287 cases) increase over the previous year, having been experiencing a steadily annual rate of increase
Computer related crime experienced a 3% decrease over the previous year
Drugs reporting increased by 43% in 2017 to 310, the highest figure ever reported since 2004
Domestic Violence has for the first time since 2007 dipped slightly by 1% to 1257 cases in 2017 down from 1272 reports in 2016, which still points to a 180% increase between 2008 (450 reports) and 2017, when specific statistics on Domestic Violence became available due to changes in legislation (2007)
Threats and Public Violence has for the second year running, decreased to 296 (5%) between 2016 and 2017
Sexual Offences decreased by 9% (102 cases) in 2017, a trend initiated since 2015 and continued in 2016, which decreases averaged 10% per year
Violence against Public Officers increased by 12% in 2017 to 238 cases
Theft from Residences has again increased by 40 cases or 7% as compared to 2016 reaching 592 cases which is also registered for vacant dwellings 34% and theft from residence’s exterior (9%)
Pretended Rights has for the first time been recorded and registered 142 cases
Interactive Crime Maps
The following depict interactive crimemaps pertaining to the year
