Jakarta – The number of instances of violence against journalists dropped by 30 percent this year, a report from the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) revealed.

AJI chairman Nezar Patria said on Tuesday that AJI recorded a total of 40 cases of violence involving journalists this year, down from 60 cases in 2008.

Kompas.com reported that attacking journalists was the most common form of violence this year.

The report mentioned there were 20 cases on such attacks and one case of murder, i.e. the murder of a reporter in Bali, currently being tried at a local district court.

Last year, AJI said there were 21 cases of attacks against journalists but no murders.