39 murders, 198 sex crimes reported in November

December 15, 2016 02:06 pm

Sri Lanka Police today said that the month of November had seen a decrease in major crimes and that so far more than 7,500 major crimes have been reported from various parts of the country within this year.

A total of 575 major crimes had been reported within the month of November alone, according to a statement issued by the Police Headquarters.

Among those were 39 murders, 198 sexual crimes, 153 home burglaries, 64 armed robberies and 121 robberies. That is 90 crimes less than the number recorded in November last year.

The majority of crimes have taken place within the Western Province with 170 while in that province the most crimes have occurred in the Nugegoda Division.

Of the 198 sex crimes reported within last month, 152 are incidents of rape, according to the data.

However, the statement issued by the Police Headquarters contained no comparisons with data from previous year.

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