As of last Monday, September 6, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) had recorded a 34.6% decrease in armed robberies.
According to statistics released by the GPF last Wednesday, a total of 411 reports of armed robbery were received for the period January 1 to September 6, this year, compared with
628 for the same period last year.
Regent Street, Campbell Avenue and Stevedore Housing Scheme, in Georgetown were identified as the hotspots for armed robberies.
According to the police, the perpetrators were on foot in 193 of the attacks, while motorcycles (99), bicycles (60), cars (57) as well as a boat (1) and a minibus (1) were used in the remaining robberies.
The statistics also show that 249 of the robberies occurred on the streets, down from the 391 took place for the same period in 2020. Additionally, 95 attacks occurred at homes, while another 55 occurred at business places.
Meanwhile, the statistics show that the attacks occur more frequently on weekends than during the week.
The police also noted that the percentage of armed robberies which occurred during the weekend when compared to the entire week has increased by 4.5% when compared to the corresponding period in 2020.
The police further explained that there was a peak in armed robberies occurring between 6.01pm and 12 midnight with 36.5% of all such crimes occurring during that time. This was similar in 2020 when the figure was 34.6%.
Addressing prosecution, the police reported that 130 persons were charged and placed before the court this year for armed robbery, representing an 8.3% increase compared the 120 charges laid last year.
