Four of the crimes were murders, with three people arrested; rape, sexual assault and common assault accounted for 25 cases, with 20 arrests; and there were 72 cases of theft with 38 arrests.
Of the total arrested 317 people – roughly one in four – were held on drugs charges. Sixty-two were arrested for possession of narcotics with intent to sell, while another 255 were caught in possession or failed drug tests.
Foreigners took up their fair share of the statistics, both as victims and perpetrators of crimes. Nine were victims of assaults, shootings or other forms of bodily harm, while eight fell foul of robbers.
Among foreigners arrested, 24 were locked up for assault, three for theft, two for possession of drugs, four for overstaying in Thailand, seven for working without work permits and four for being in the country illegally.
Seven foreigners died in Phuket in the month. One was a suicide, another was classed as accidental, two were drownings and three died of medical conditions.