The World : Crime in London Rose 9%

The number of muggings and robberies reported to London police hit a record high last year, and overall crime rose by 9%, Scotland Yard said. Muggings rose from the 7,200 reported in 1982--the previous record total--to 7,900 last year, the metropolitan police force said in its annual crime report. The 13,600 robberies also represented an all-time high, Scotland Yard said. Murders, which fell from 618 in 1982 to 550 in 1983, rose again last year to 670.