"This year homicides are down by about 30 compared to the same time last year.
"Our tourist numbers are down at least 20 to 25percentt compared to the same time last year".
Despite that, recorded crime was actually down compared to the same time last year, the force said.
Monday saw an increase of about 30,000 hits on the website compared to the same time last week.
In the second quarter alone our fuel expenses increased $773 million — or more than 55percentt — compared to the same time period last year.
It reported a strong performance in tankers, but rates in the dry bulk markets halved compared to the same time last year.
Downloads of the Guardian's app over the 24 and 25 June were also up by 162% compared to the same time the previous week.
Official statistics show an 81% drop in claims lodged between April and June 2014, compared to the same time in 2013.
The figure represents a drop of more than four percentage points compared to the same time last year, when the rate was 17.9percentt.
Police chiefs said the rise amounted to a 42% increase in reporting week on week, and an increase of 915 reports compared to the same time last year.
Meanwhile, the number of new tenancies across England and Wales in September increased by 9.2% compared to the same time last year.
