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The Police Minister concedes the increase in crime isn\'t just down to more reporting of crime.
\\nReports of several categories of crime like serious assaults, acts intended to cause injury, robberies, burglaries and thefts have increased in the past five years.
\\nOn Sunday, Ginny Andersen says that was partly due to it becoming easier to report crime, such as through a new app.
\\nBut she told Mike Hosking she accepts incidents of crime are also increasing.
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