More exactly, the rate of homicides dropped by 25.5%, robberies decreased by 22.7%, thefts and break-ins were down by 7.8%m, while vehicle thefts dropped by at least 13.2%.
Major thefts, such as bank robberies, etc., also showed signs of decline or were down by 37%.
Cases of sexual assault and exploitation were also down by 43% and rapes were down by 10%.
Also, intellectual property violations showed a decline of 24.6%, while firearm-related cases decreased by some 23.2%.
In their report, authorities noted that during the 2014 period they handled 555 more cases involving narcotics, 412 additional cases of forgery, 336 additional cases of counterfeit currency and 132 more cases of smuggling.
Of the 170,824 people arrested, some 11,090 were charged for bank and store robberies and thefts.
Moreover, 419 gangs were busted and authorities actually investigated 31,475 cases of common and organized crime.
There were also 77,163 arrests for illegal immigration, while there was a 6% increase of non-legal migrants returning to their country of origin.
The police conducted 658 store and business inspections, which resulted in 240 case files being composed for a variety of tax-related crimes. Additionally, a total of 5,198 demonstrations, rallies and public gatherings took place in 2014 and 6,000 sporting events which necessitated police presence.
Finally, a significant decline was reported in deaths caused by road accidents, with 60 fewer deaths and 52 fewer lethal traffic collisions in 2014 as opposed to 2013.
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