Shanghai police say they have solved all 71 murder cases and 75 robbery cases reported in the city so far this year. They also noted a 25.9 percent drop in suspected offenses reported through the police hotline, a 37.2 percent drop in criminal cases and a 54.2 percent drop of theft cases in the first nine months this year from the same period last year. “We have achieved the goal to solve all murder, robbery and grabbing cases the year they happen, and we’re working toward solving all theft cases on the same base,” said Gong Dao’an, head of Shanghai Public Security Bureau and vice mayor of Shanghai.