Hamilton is a safer city to live than it was a year ago, according to statistics released earlier this week.
There was an 11.9 per cent reduction in reported offences for Hamilton city in the last fiscal year. That compares to a 7.4 per cent drop in the national crime rate.
Hamilton city area commander Inspector Greg Nicholls said the reduction potentially meant almost 2500 fewer victims of crime.
"When you think about those numbers, in terms of people whose homes weren't broken into, people who weren't injured through the actions of others, people who didn't have property they worked hard for stolen, that is a great story," said Mr Nicholls.
Sexual assaults were down 22.2 per cent, robbery/extortion reduced by 29.8 per cent and acts to cause injury dropped by 10 per cent.