Ironically, collies were safer under the a black government than under a so-called Collie government

“Those who call off the dogs own the dogs.”
         —Forbes Burnham

Not true, back in PNC time Indians tek them blows and stay quiet, under PPP they are more verbal. Also in PNC time, they were less prosperous and hence were less attactive as victims of robberies. The wealth accumulated under the PPP have made the Indians targets.

why not shut you rass and keep your head up kwame ass it make more sense their 

Less than 1% of all crimes are committed against wealthy Indians. So your prognosis does not stand up.

There are more things to attract thieves today than twenty years ago. Think about cell phones, laptops, cars, bikes. and outboard engines to name just a few.  What was there under to steal under the PNC?  Crocus bags for rice paddy because of scarcity, water bag, cutlass, nicholson file, bicycles, jewellery.

Nonsense, where did you get 1% from, dragged it out of your ass?

And that goes to support my case. The PPP has encouraged greed and envy between the have and the have nots. An increase of a more opulent sector of the population that has largely enriched themselves through PPP corruption and large scale criminal activities has imprinted on the rest of the Guyanese criminal world that crime pays.

People have prospered across the board. Many prosperous businessmen and professionals are anti-gov't. One can argue that some individuals have gotten very wealthy while many still struggle. That is the system. It's the same in the U.S.,China, or Canada

All that excuse about it is the same here and there is just that. An excuse. The claim from the PPP has been that Guyana would go back to the bad old days under the PNC. But the evidence provided by the likes of you that the so called bad old days were actually far more peaceful and less crime ridden.

Even if there was less crime under the rule of the PNC does it justify returning Guyana to dictatorial rule? If your answer is "yes" to this question then one could argue that South Africa should return to apartheid because it was more peaceful and safe live

There never was dictatorship rule in Guyana. There has always been at least two parties contesting elections which were held at the constitutional allocated time. So stop sucking even more lies out of your thumb.

Crime rate highest since Jagdeo tenure - PNC/R Deborah Backer

November 15, 2010 | By KNews | Filed Under News  

Shadow Home Affairs Minister of the People’s National Congress Reform, Deborah Backer, has stated that based statistics from the Guyana Police Force the crime rate in Guyana is at its all time highest.
The statement was made on Friday during the party’s weekly media briefing.

Backer stated that throughout the 11-year tenure of President Bharrat Jagdeo, from 1999 to 2010, the average rate of murders has been the highest in the country’s history. The rate for 2010, so far, indicates a continuation of that bloody record.
According to the Head of the Criminal Investigation Department, of the Guyana Police Force, Assistant Commissioner, Mr. Seelall Persaud, as at October 31, (the 304th day of the year), the Force has recorded 116 murders. This number represented a rate of one death every two-and-a-half days.
With 61 days remaining between November 1, and December 31, it is likely that, given the record of the PPP/C Administration, there will be about 24 more murders by the end of 2010. This would give Guyana a total of 140 murders per annum, about the same rates as in 2002 and 2005, at the height of the Phantom Squad killings and the Extra Judicial executions by the Guyana Police Force.

Backer pointed out that the reasons why the Police Force is incapable of detecting and solving so many murders are not difficult to discern. She noted that the Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, has complained repeatedly that the Police Force is 20 per cent under strength and there are not sufficient constables to conduct anti-crime patrols, man far flung Police stations and respond to crimes.
“Greene also admitted that the single greatest number of murders occurred in the hinterland, yet it is this very Division that has the least number of policemen and equipment and the largest number of stations.”
Backer said that yet the PPP/C Administration refuses to bring the Guyana Police Force up to the required strength.
She added that the Crime Chief, Seelall Persaud, has lamented the length of time his detectives have to be away from their regular duties to attend court and also investigate the huge backlog of cases still before the court.
She added that the reason for the failure to bring the murder rate under control is due to the reality that neither the Minister of Home Affairs nor the Commissioner of Police has a comprehensive strategy to reduce the dozen murders occurring every month, either in the hinterland or in the rural and urban communities and the narcotics underworld.
Backer said that the People’s National Congress Reform is of the view that the Administration should immediately adopt the recommendations of the Disciplined Forces Commission and implement a sensible Security Sector Reform Plan to deal with the Police Force’s personnel problems.
“Only in this way will a start be made toward deterring criminals, detecting crime and diminishing the current murder rate”.
Ms Backer further reminded the Jagdeo Administration that it is the responsibility of the Government of Guyana to maintain public safety and protect the lives and property of all Guyanese citizens. Hence the party calls on the Home Affairs, Mr. Clement Rohee, and the Commissioner of Police to reduce the unacceptably high rate of murders.

The PNC filled GPF and GDF are still taking orders from Sophia, think about it but that is asking too much.

The GPF and GDF are being financed by the PPP. Why are there so few indians in police and military force? Is it because indians see blacks as dispensable? When an indian businessman is being threatened and needs armed help he always turns to a black man with a gun in his hands. He never turns to another indian with a gun in his hands. Why? Is it because the indian businessman knows something the rest of us poor souls don't?

Good to see the opposition setting some fire on the PPP tail.

We cannot ignore that the PPP is weak on crime fighting. Ask the residents of No. 48 village.

It will take a combined opposition and the government to come up with a strategy and proper legislation for crime fighting.

I would love to take my children to see the birthplace of their parents but the issue of crime scares me.

A member of my temple visited Guyana recently and commented on the garbage around Guyana especially the capital of GT and said that he thinks that the government lacks the will to tackle this problem.

Day by day we see politicians who are ignoring the most important issues affecting Guyanese but sit on their high horses and tell the people that all is well in Guyana.  These politicians are living in a fantasy world.

Unless more indian people join the police force crime is not going to go down. Indian victims do not feel safe in talking to the police or reporting a crime if only a black officer is available. So if they can't get over the colour barrier, then the PPP should actively support a recruitment drive amongst the indian population.

Indians always say that police work is "kuttah" work. They do not want it.

And that is the problem with indians in Guyana. They prefer to steal or wait for reparations. At the same time they complain the law is not on their side, unless they bribe Chung.

High crime hinders Guyana’s development – UNDP

- confidence in the police still low

Some of the proceeds of crime

Guyana has been identified as one of eight countries affected by high levels of crime and this is hindering development in the Caribbean, according to a recent United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report. The selected countries are Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. The survey also found that the levels of confidence in the police were low. This was also highlighted in a similar report released in 2012. The Caribbean Human Development Report (HDR) and UNDP noted that the consultations involved more than 450 people including experts, practitioners and a variety of institutional actors and interested parties from across the region. The report also relies on secondary data from official sources and academic research. The report notes that 8.5 per cent of the global population resides in Latin America and the Caribbean and yet 27 per cent of the world murders take place in the region. “The Caribbean HDR presents the opportunity for the people of the region to learn more about each other and to enhance collective learning and solutions. It does not attempt to explore every aspect of the security situation in the sub-region or to replicate or to improve on previous efforts, but rather, to extend them,” said the UNDP. The UNDP stated that more than 1,200 people in the seven Caribbean islands were surveyed to gauge the perception of crime and justice in the region, with many of the respondents indicating that they live in fear of violent crime and had little confidence in the police. Almost 10 per cent of those questioned had been victims of crime in the 12 months up to the survey. The numbers ranged from a low of six per cent in Jamaica to a high of 11 per cent in Antigua, Barbuda, St. Lucia and Barbados. The number of rapes is higher than the world average; 30 per cent of females surveyed said they lived in fear of being sexually assaulted. Twelve per cent of women and nine per cent of men feared domestic violence. The percentage of those who had actually experienced domestic violence ranged between six per cent in Jamaica and 17 per cent in Guyana. “The Caribbean HDR limits the discussion of drug-trafficking and organized crime to their national traits and the violence they generate,” it added. The report points to the failings in the justice system. Delays and backlogs in processing criminal cases contributes to low conviction rates, while pre-trial detention is over-used and exacerbates prison over-crowding. Prison capacity is described as “overwhelmed”, and faults in the system have had a negative effect on the “capacity for fairness, effectiveness, transparency and accountability”. The report found that the region has a particular problem with drug trafficking and the violence and corruption that surround the trade.