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In the case of robbery in the period between 1997 and 2001 India had a decrease of 10% which is much better than the EU average which is an increase of 24%. The largest decrease was in New Zeeland with -18% and Japan had an exceptional increase with 128%. Exactly what is behind the huge increase of robbery is not explained in the original source but possible factors can be an actual increase of the crime or a new way of recording robbery with the police or a new legal definition of the crime.