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Crimes by foreigners nearly double in 4 yrs
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- The number of crimes committed by foreigners in South Korea has nearly doubled in four years, a report showed on Saturday.
Crimes by expatriates totaled 23,351 last year, compared with 12,821 in 2004,
according to the report by the Justice Ministry.
Crimes involving foreigners have been on a sharp rise, reaching 13,584 in 2005,
17,379 in 2006 and 19,893 so far this year, it said.
Meanwhile, the number of registered expatriates topped 1 million in August this
year, the report said.
Crimes by expatriates totaled 23,351 last year, compared with 12,821 in 2004,
according to the report by the Justice Ministry.
Crimes involving foreigners have been on a sharp rise, reaching 13,584 in 2005,
17,379 in 2006 and 19,893 so far this year, it said.
Meanwhile, the number of registered expatriates topped 1 million in August this
year, the report said.
