Break-ins rise in parts of Beijing

Police blame migrant worker population for mixed results of yearlong crackdown on burglars

A yearlong special effort to fight burglary in Beijing seems to have helped in some districts, but failed dramatically in others as 17 areas in Beijing witnessed a surge of burglary cases in the latter half of 2009.

Yandan in Changping District topped the list with the number of burglaries in the area increasing by 113 percent. Three other areas in southern Beijing also saw the number of burglaries rise by at least 100 percent, according to figures from the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.