Cases of juvenile delinquency last year dropped by 206.

According to statistics, 391,611 criminal cases were reported to security forces in 2007, representing a 0.1 percent rise.

"Any crime is one crime too many and it concerns us a lot. We cannot fight crime with numbers, but with measures" said the Internal Affairs Minister Rui Pereira upon the release of these figures.

For the first time ever, the Internal Safety Report included strategic guidelines and measures, predicting community security reinforcement an increase in police patrols, cooperation between councils and strengthening bonds with international organisations, among others.

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