<P> According to Norwegian police statistics, 5,284 cases of domestic violence were reported in 2008 . These cases ranged from serious acts of violence such as murder and attempted murder to physical assault . The number of reported cases of domestic violence increased by 500 percent from 2005 to 2011 . </P> <P> Statistics from the late 2000s indicate that crime in Oslo is rising . Some media have reported that there are four times as many thefts and robberies in Oslo as in New York City . Since 2012, the German travel guide Dumont now describes the city as being unsafe for female tourists . The guide also named Oslo "The Crime capital of Scandinavia". </P> <P> According to the Oslo Police, they receive more than 15,000 reports of petty thefts annually . The rate is more than seven times the number per - capita of Berlin . Approximately 0.8% of those cases get solved . In the first 6 months of 2014, the number of petty thefts has declined by approximately 30% . </P> <P> Oslo has witnessed annual spikes in sexual assault cases in years leading up to 2012 . Immigrants from Africa and the Middle East were found by Oslo police to be overrepresented as perpetrators . </P>

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