NUMBER OF CRIMES INCREASES

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ At a national level, 3,974 crimes were registered in the first two months of 2012, reflecting an increase of 648 crimes or 19.5 per cent against the previous year. The increase in the number of crimes was mainly due to the increases in crime against the right of ownership (435), crime against human life and health (or physical well-being) (115), crime against the rules of safety of traffic and use of motor vehicles (61), crimes against environmental protection rules (32) compared to same period of the previous year. Due to these crimes, 1,235 people were injured and 253 people died. The number of injured people increased by 53 people or 4.5 per cent; and the number of the death--by 7 people or 2.8 per cent against the previous year. B.Khuder