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Regarding crime specific statistical change and in this case the crime of homicide between the year of 1997 and 2001, India is below the average in the EU but higher than Japan, South Africa and the USA as shown in table below. New Zeeland has an incredible decrease with 38% and closest follower is Germany with a decrease of 26%. The highest increase of homicide during this period is in Spain with 34% followed by England and Wales with 19%.