Yemen loses YR 6 billion to crime in 2006 [Archives:2007/1044/Local News]

SANA'A, April 18 ) The total amount of material losses due to crimes and traffic incidents in Yemen during 2006 was more than YR 6 billion, a Ministry of Defense web site reported Wednesday.

26September.net news web site quoted sources as saying that the volume of crimes and criminal incidents registered during 2006 resulted in losses of nearly YR 3.39 billion, while losses due to traffic accidents stood at nearly YR 1.16 billion.

The site's sources added that non-criminal incidents caused losses estimated at YR 509.41 million.

The Ministry of Interior registered 35,024 crimes during 2006, of which 15,645 were major crimes and 19,379 small crimes, with 1,387 people reported dead and another 11,379 injured as a result of such crimes. Non-criminal crimes were estimated at 3,024, causing 1,281 deaths and 1,397 injuries

Traffic incidents reached 13,342, with 2,816 deaths and 17,147 injuries.

An official report for 2005 revealed that 936 crimes were committed, ranging from murder to car theft to forgery.

Traffic accidents in 2005 amounted to 12,869 nationwide, compared to 12,267 accidents in 2004. Accidents in 2005 claimed 2,510 lives and critically wounded 7,030 others, compared to 2,249 deaths and 5,443 major injuries during 2004.

According to the General Traffic Department, traffic accidents in 2005 caused 7,318 minor injuries, compared to 8,174 during 2004. Additionally, more than 135,000 traffic accidents, killing 26,000 and injuring 152,000 others, have been registered during the past 15 years.
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