There were 56° reports of armed robbery, nine more than in November and a decrease of 4l as compared with the figure for the corresponding month of last year. There were 13 other robberies, an increase of three over the figure for November. The number of housebreakings recorded was 42 as compared with 44 in November.
The number of burglaries reported was 33, a decrease of five compared with the figure for November There were 1127 cases of simple theft, an increase of 81 as compared with the previous month.
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