ULAN BATOR, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A total of 8,158 crime cases were recorded across Mongolia during the New Year's celebrations on Dec. 17 to Jan. 1, of which 1,110 were related to domestic violence, the country's National Police Agency said Wednesday.
The total crimes reported in the past two weeks decreased by more than 10 percent from the same period of the previous year, but cases of domestic violence increased by 30 percent, according to the police agency.
A total of 10,100 law enforcement officers were deployed to maintain public order across the country during the New Year's celebrations.
In recent years, domestic violence has been increasing in Mongolia, which experts have attributed to rising alcohol consumption and financial problems.
A recent study by the National Statistical Office showed that one in three Mongolian women has experienced certain kinds of violence in her lifetime.
