1.   However, despite a general decrease, burning in some specific areas is still on the increase.

2.   Experts credit advances in medical care and a general decrease in deaths from car crashes.

3.   He and other officials cited the current world political situation and a general decrease in European attendance figures at sports events.

4.   Police Commissioner George Fivaz said earlier this month he believed statistics were starting to show a general decrease in criminal activity.

5.   Meanwhile, South African police announced Thursday that murders by children were on the rise in the region around Johannesburg and Pretoria despite a general decrease in crime.