The phrase "a decrease in attack" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing reductions in aggressive actions, military strategies, or cybersecurity incidents.
Example: "The recent data shows a significant decrease in attack frequency over the past month."
Alternatives: "a reduction in assault" or "a decline in aggression".
"Whenever the summer is gone we have a decrease in attacks in the provinces, and then the cities become the target," said interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi.
For example, Pentagon statistics indicated that a drop in violence in Iraq over the past several months "was primarily due to a decrease in attacks against coalition forces," Mr. Christoff said in written remarks to a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee.
I simply can't believe the naïveté of our military leaders' belief that the death of Saddam Hussein's sons will cause a decrease in attacks on the United States military.
Success generally involves a decrease in attacks by felines on livestock and humans and a decrease in the number of cats killed in retaliation.
Concomitantly, a decrease in MRSA attack rate from six to one new case per 1,000 patient-days was seen.
While Kandahar and other population centers in the south have seen a decrease in Taliban attacks since the surge forces arrived, insurgent attacks have increased in less populated southern areas, military officials report.
General Zinni returned to the Middle East because a decrease in Palestinian attacks against Israel encouraged Washington to believe that progress toward a formal cease-fire might be possible.
And despite NATO data showing a decrease in enemy attacks, civilian casualties, the vast majority of them caused by insurgents, continue to rise, at least by the United Nations' account.
Not part of this study, but over the same time period, they saw a decrease in heart attacks by 24percentt and fatal strokes by 42percentt, likely in significant part as a result of this program.
