Statistics released by Police has revealed that there is a growing trend of minor offences in Fiji.
Police say despite a four percent reduction in the overall crime rate last year they still recorded a high number of reported cases for assault causing actual bodily harm, common assault, theft and damaging property.
11,138 minor offences which is 56 percent of the total crime cases was recorded in 2016.
According to Police, 3,990 cases of assault causing actual bodily harm, 442 cases of common assault, 5,894 cases of theft and 812 cases of damaging property were recorded last year.
Police say these numbers are also attributed to the increase in their crime detection rate by 6 percent in 2016.
There was only a three percent decrease in the number of minor offences from 2015 to 2016.
