Serious crime up by 10% – police

At the end of September 2015 the Guyana Police Force recorded a 10% increase in serious crimes in comparison to the same period in 2014, the police said yesterday in a release.

Among the serious crimes policed by the Force are murder, robbery under arms, robbery with violence, robbery with aggravation, larceny from the person, break and enter and larceny, burglary, rape, and kidnapping.

The police said that a total of 114 murders were recorded at the end of September 2015 in comparison to