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The British Crime Survey and police-recorded figures show a 7% fall in crimes in 2009 compared to 2008.All main categories of crime were down except sexual offences, which were up by 2%, according to the police figures.
But the British Crime Survey statistics suggest that violent crime had increased by 1% and instances of violence which caused injury rose 4%.
Domestic burglaries fell by 3% and robberies were down by 5%, according to the police figures.
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