Prague crime rate declines

Czech police have reported a slight drop of around two percent in the crime rate in Prague in the first six months of this year. According to police figures released on Wednesday, 44,295 crimes have been reeported since January, a drop of 827 compared to the same period last year. It is the fourth year in a row that crime rates have fallen in the Czech capital, which accounts for one quarter of all criminal offences committed in the country. The most common crimes in Prague are car thefts and pick-pocketing while 23 people have been murdered in the city since the start of the year.