Mongolia's crime cases down 26.8 pct in 2020


ULAN BATOR, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia recorded around 23,100 cases of crime in 2020, down 26.8 percent from the previous year, data released by the country's National Statistics Office showed on Monday.

The significant decrease is partially related to restrictive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, according to experts of the statistical agency.

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