Have offenders in Tel Aviv turned into football fans? According to statistics released by police in Tel Aviv, crime has fallen during the build up to and during the weeks of the World Cup currently taking place in Tel Aviv. The police document shows a clear change this year from last year with a significant fall in breakages into properties and car theft. Compared to the same period last year the evidence appears pretty conclusive that football interest has had a positive effect on would-be criminals. Since the start of the World Cup forced entries to properties have dropped by 30%. Police have concluded that potential vandals and burglars are safely inside their own homes in front of their televisions watching the football. The good news is that the World Cup is getting more exciting as it enters its knock out stages, the bad news, the competition will be over in a few weeks time.