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The sequence of the regions by absolute numbers of crimes ascertained has not changed. The first four places are taken by Prague, North Moravia, South Moravia and Central Bohemia. Apart from Prague and the West Bohemian region, a decline in the number of crimes ascertained was recorded in all regions. The most significant decline was shown in the North Moravian and North Bohemian regions. Regarding the number of crimes against property, the sequence of the first four regions corresponds with the sequence of the regions by absolute numbers of the crimes ascertained (with the exception of Prague, a decline was recorded in all regions). North Moravia is the region with the highest number of crimes of violence, and it exceeds even Prague and South Moravia. The largest number of economic crimes was recorded in Prague and in the North Bohemian and North Moravian regions (a rise was recorded in all regions except for Prague).
The sequence of the regions in terms of crimes ascertained per 10,000 inhabitants is different (except for Prague) from the sequence of the regions by absolute numbers of crimes ascertained. Prague, Central Bohemia and North Bohemia are the most affected regions in terms of offences ascertained per 10,000 inhabitants. South Bohemia, which is generally known by its lowest number of crimes ascertained, is in 6th place by crimes per 10,000 inhabitants, while East Bohemia is in last place, North Moravia is in fifth (however, it is the second region in terms of the crimes ascertained).
Central Bohemia ranks, in terms of the number of crimes ascertained, among the four high-risk regions in the Czech Republic. In terms of the number of crimes ascertained per 10,000 inhabitants, Central Bohemia is in second place, just behind Prague. Central Bohemia ranks among the three regions where a rise in crimes of violence was recorded (at the end of 1998 it was the only Czech region where the decline in such crimes was recorded), moreover there was an increase in the number of ascertained thefts of cars. But it was the only region with a decline in crimes related to unauthorised production and possession of narcotic and psychotropic substances and poisons.
Other regions - North Moravia, North Bohemia, and South Moravia, where a high number of crimes ascertained is recorded on a long-term basis, enjoyed the highest declines in crime in the year monitored. South Moravia, together with North Moravia, rank among the regions in the Czech Republic with a substantial decline in robberies and ascertained car thefts.
2. Crime, Development in Individual Kinds of Crime and Security Risks