The Guyana Police Force says it has recorded a 21% decrease in serious crimes at the end of September, 2016 compared to the same period last year.
In a release yesterday, the police said that here was a 9% reduction in reports of murder; a 5% drop in gun-related robberies; a 17% decrease in armed robberies where other instruments were employed; a 15% decline in robberies where no instruments were used; a 25% decrease in robbery with violence; a 4% decrease in robbery with aggravation; a 33% drop in larceny from the person; a 19% fall in rape; a 13% decrease in burglary and a 21% decrease in break and enter and larceny respectively.
