The number of incident reports lodged at police stations throughout Malta and Gozo rose from 14,244 in 2011 to 15,623 the following year, an increase of 1,379.

The information was provided in Parliament by Minister for Home Affairs and National Security Manuel Mallia in answer to a parliamentary question by Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi.

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