Police say recorded 43% drop in murders at end of March compared to last year
The Guyana Police Force says it recorded a 3% decrease in serious crimes at the end of March, relative to the same period last year and this encompassed a 43% decrease in murder, with an 87% clear up rate.
In a statement yesterday, the police said there was a 7% hike in robberies where no instruments were used, with a 7% clear up rate; a 9% increase in robbery under arms where firearms were used, with a 28% clear up rate; a 12% rise in robbery under arms where other instruments were used by the perpetrators, with a clear up rate of 27%; a 48% jump in robbery with violence, with a 57% clear up rate; a 30% increase in robbery with aggravation, with a 38% clear up rate .
Thirty-seven unlicensed firearms were seized, compared with sixteen for the corresponding period last year.…to continue
