Region Five Commander reports 11% drop in serious crime

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Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken (seated centre) and Police Commander of Region Five, Kurleigh Simon (seated second from left) along with other senior ranks of the force posed with the awardees. (Police photo)
Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken (seated centre) and Police Commander of Region Five, Kurleigh Simon (seated second from left) along with other senior ranks of the force posed with the awardees. (Police photo)

For the year 2022, the Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) policing division has recorded an 11 percent decrease in serious crime with a 60 percent reduction in murders.

This disclosure was made by Police Commander, Kurleigh Simon during his address at the Region Five annual Christmas breakfast and awards ceremony which was held on Friday.

According to Simon, the division also recorded a 66 percent decrease in all categories of robberies and a 19 percent drop in break and enter and larceny.