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Murders, gun crimes dropped in 2009

Mar 07, 2010 News

Rohee says reductions the most favourable in Caribbean

A review of murders committed in five countries in the Caribbean for the year 2009 reveals that Guyana recorded the highest reduction in murders.
Guyana recorded 117 murders in 2009, compared to 158 the previous year, representing a reduction of 26 percent.
Jamaica reported 1,680 murders – a four percent increase – while Trinidad reported 506 murders – an eight percent reduction.
Dominica recorded just 13 murders, this represented an 87 percent increase.
Barbados saw a 24 percent reduction, with a listing of 19 murders.
Further, Guyana’s rate of murders per 100,000 populations in 2009 was 15.6, which is lower than the standard rate of 30 murders per 100,000 population in the Caribbean.
In terms of general crime statistics, Minister Rohee stated that year-end figures compiled by the Force indicate that serious crimes reduced by nine percent in 2009, when compared with 2008.
The total number of serious crimes recorded in 2008 was 3, 684, while last year 3,357 serious crimes were recorded.
Gun-related robberies declined by 32 per cent, from 948 in 2008 to 648 in 2009.
“This is an indication that the Force has had significant success in its crime reduction strategies,” Rohee said Friday, adding “while we have to reduce this rate further, we must applaud the efforts that were made by the Force in reducing murders in 2009.”
Turning to traffic management, Guyana recorded 117 road fatalities in 2009, four more than the previous year. Rohee said that although the figure for 2009 was higher than that of 2008, it represents the second lowest number of fatalities recorded in 41 years.
“In spite of these achievements, the Force recognises that more work has to be done to further reduce violence in our society, and to be more effective in the management of traffic,” Rohee stated.
Reporting on the implementation of the Citizen Security Programme, the Minister stated that elements of the programme that relate to the Guyana Police Force have been implemented in 2009. He said an estimated 35 per cent to 40 per cent of the programme has been implemented, so far.
This includes the re-modeling of some Police Stations and the commencement of the training component of the programme.
Rohee announced that the institutional strengthening component of the programme for the Force is about to commence.
When it comes to improvements in land and water transport capabilities, during 2009, Rohee said that the Government continued to bolster the land and water transport capabilities of the Guyana Police Force, with the injection of $100M to buy a number of assets.
These included eight double-cab pick-ups, two trucks, two scrambler motorcycles, one fire-glass boat, four “balahoos” and three outboard engines.
When it comes to the rehabilitation of buildings and the maintenance of infrastructure, Rohee said that $145M was spent to rehabilitate and construct 22 police stations and other buildings, including the Brickdam lock-ups.
A further $90M was expended to carry out major maintenance works on 12 police stations and buildings, while $20M was spent to enhance the infrastructure at four locations.
Regarding technological development, the Guyana Police Force in 2009 had embarked on programmes that would result in the greater use of technology to transmit information on crime and traffic to enable management to apportion resources more effectively.
“The process would eventually result in more efficiency in the delivery of service, by the Guyana Police Force,” Rohee stated.

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