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das Delikt (-e)  crime, (penal) offense; tort, delict

Die Zahl der Straftaten in Bayern ist im vergangenen Jahr erneut gesunken. Der Innenminister sagte heute bei der Vorstellung der Kriminalstatistik 2007 in München, es seien etwa 666 800 Delikte registriert worden. Dies seien 6875 oder ein Prozent weniger als 2006.
The number of crimes in Bavaria dropped again in the past year. Today with the announcement of the 2007 crime statistics in Munich, the interior minister said some 666,800 offenses were recorded. This is 6,875 or one percent fewer than in 2006.

Related: die Straftat criminal act, crime, das Verbrechen crime

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