High crime hinders Guyana’s development – UNDP

- confidence in the police still low

January 25, 2014, By KNews, Filed Under News, Source

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.

Some of the proceeds of crime

that goddam rohee

Is Rohee responsible for the crimes in Jamaica, Trinidad, Suriname and St. Lucia too?

Some of the proceeds of crime

High crime hinders Guyana’s development – UNDP

- confidence in the police still low

no, but i do not live in those countries,lets look at own house first

Do you currently live in Guyana?

i am in guyana half of the year,i have business in guyana and intend to retire in guyana why you think i am on this site fighting people like you for a better guyana

No wonder the crime rate is that high. You and your family monopolise the choke and rob profession.

High crime was introduced by the PPP regime under Jagdeo. Before then thieves were still relatively primitive. But once the drug dealers in the PPP regime were offered automatic weapons in exchange for drugs by the FARC, crime has rocketed.

trust me you will be the first person i will choke without robbing

Is Rohee responsible for the crimes in Jamaica, Trinidad, Suriname and St. Lucia too?

Very interesting, the afc/pnc are responsible for criminal activities as well as the police. Brummel is running a slack ship as he listens to his masters in the opposition who tell him to be soft on crime. Meanwhile the afc/pnc arm bandits and run organized criminal networks to fund their political aspirations. 

Here is where your logic collapses.  If Brummel is listening to "disruptive" elements instead of doing his job Rohee should have him dismissed, and replaced by a more competent and energetic person.

Yet Brummel is still there so the PPP should get the bulk of the blame.

Nonsense, Brummel's appointment is not at the pleasure of Rohee, the opposition has to also agree. You didn't know this? You have been away too long from Guyana worrying about racism and instead spend your welfare cash allowance on St Kitts and other all Black islands. You go to Guyana and the first thing you will notice is that all authority figures are Blacks, from police to customs all the way down. In fact you don't even interact with any Indian authority figure on a typical visit. 

Crime yes. But CORRUPTION is the biggest drag on development. Case in point for everyone to see GUYSUCO and Mr Raj Singh.

Why don't you focus on what Rohee is doing in Guyana, and leave the others to deal with their own problems?

Crime is a regional issue and Guyana itself can only do so much.  Then when the take hard action, the PNC and Broklynites create a fuss causing the GoG to soften.  The GoG needs to do another house cleaning operation like they did in 2005/6.

The Sanata Complex giveaway

Drug trafficking indeed is a serious issue in these regions of the world.

As was stated in numerous reports, the focused destination for the drug trafficking is primarily the US_of_A.

When the US_of_A can implement far better control of the trafficking of drugs into the country, there will be a sharp decline of activities in the countries and conduits for these substances.

High crime was introduced by the PPP regime under Jagdeo. Before then thieves were still relatively primitive. But once the drug dealers in the PPP regime were offered automatic weapons in exchange for drugs by the FARC, crime has rocketed.

They said Crime, are you losing your grip?

They said Crime, are you losing your grip?

Ass hole, organized crime adopts all forms of corruption to infiltrate political, economic and social levels all over the world.

That constipated fool does not know corruption = crime.

That constipated fool does not know corruption = crime.

Crime is a regional issue and Guyana itself can only do so much.  Then when the take hard action, the PNC and Broklynites create a fuss causing the GoG to soften.  The GoG needs to do another house cleaning operation like they did in 2005/6.

CORRECT BUT the Guyana Govt has to grow balls and settled the forces that are trying to destroy Guyana. If and when they do, the Guyanese People will support them. Look at Linden, Nigel and Moses went there are created destruction of the worst kind, the Security Forces did what was necessary to stop the carnage. NOW LINDENERS ARE SKEPTICAL of the likes of Moses and Nigel.

PNC and katahar sh1t talk.

You eat shyte and now coming here to spew it. You are such a door knob.

Crime is a regional issue and Guyana itself can only do so much.  Then when the take hard action, the PNC and Broklynites create a fuss causing the GoG to soften.  The GoG needs to do another house cleaning operation like they did in 2005/6.

I anxiously await D_G's inane response to this. It will be "well the PNC introduced drugs with Blackie London" or some such thing. He will NEVER see a problem with current governance. They are angels.

That's like "blame the victim" 'syndrome. Like in "she looked for it by wearing a short miniskirt".

D_G, when will you grow up and look responsibly at issues?

PNC and katahar sh1t talk.