The number of recorded crimes in the Czech Republic fell by 12 percent year-on-year in 2016, according to figures released by the police on Tuesday. Deputy police president Jaroslav Vild said crime had fallen in all regions of the country, including Prague, last year. Some 53 percent of the roughly 220,000 crimes registered last year were solved, Mr. Vild said. The number of murders was at a 25-year low.