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Murders continue to climb

Dec 11, 2012 News

 

 

If the trend continues, Guyana’s murder figure at the end of the year could surpass that of last year.
Police statistics have revealed that up to the end of November this year there was a five percent increase in murders over the last year’s figure, with a total of 125 compared with 119 for 2011.
Already so far for the month of December there were no less than four murders.
Of the 125 murders, 55 were of the disorderly type, 10 were committed during armed robberies, 24 were domestic related and nine were  execution type. The other 27 are so far undetermined.
A Division (Georgetown and its environs) continues to be the leading division in terms of murders with 36, followed by the interior division with 29; a significant decline from the 40 recorded last year.
Overall, there has been a decrease of one percent in serious crimes at the end of November in comparison with last year, this is despite the perception that crime is on the increase as a result of several daring armed robberies.
The total number of reports of serious crimes made by November 30 this year was 3,478 compared to 3,507at the end of November last year.
Some of the offences monitored are murder, robbery under arms, robbery with violence, larceny from the person, break and enter and larceny, burglary, rape and kidnapping.
According to the police, robbery under arms increased by 22 per cent up to November 2012, with 968 reports compared to 796 for the same period in 2011.
The statistics indicate an increase of 15 per cent in the number of armed robberies involving the use of firearm, and a 33 per cent increase in armed robberies where instruments other than firearm were used by the perpetrators.

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