AMMAN —
Official Public Security Directorate data shows a 5.3 percent decrease in the
number of crimes committed in Jordan during the past five years, specifically
from the year 2017 to 2021, according to Al-Ghad News.
At the same time,
crimes committed in Jordan during 2021 decreased by 14.9 percent compared to
2020.
Criminal offenses
committed in the Kingdom decreased last year to 5,418, compared to 6,369
committed in 2020.
Theft topped the
list of criminal offenses committed in 2021, with 2,827 crimes, a decrease from
2020, when 3,761 such crimes were recorded.
Indecent assault
came second, with 904 cases recorded in 2021, an increase over 2020, when 822
such cases were recorded.
In third place
came grievous bodily harm, with the Kingdom recording 657 such crimes during
the past year, compared to 658 recorded in 2020.
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