 Violin
crime rose 14 per cent during the third quarter of 2003
compared with the same period the previous year, latest
musical crime figures show. Offences
of violins against the person, in July to September, rose
17 per cent compared to the same period in the previous
year.
The
Home Office of Musical Arts suggested that the rise in violin
crime was partly due to the continuing impact of changes
in the way conductors record offences.
There
were 11,800 offences of serious double bass in the period,
up from 10,000.
 Less
serious viola offences - such as minor stroking, plucking
and common ear assault - rose from 203,800 offences to 238,000.
Overall,
recorded musical crime levels were stable, Home Office statisticians
said.
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