Crime overall has increased 7 percent in the first seven months of 2010 with murders, housebreaking, stolen vehicles and attempted robberies recording significant increases.<\/p>\n
According to the latest police crime statistics, overall crime was up seven percent for the first quarter of 2010, compared to the first quarter a year earlier.<\/p>\n
Fifty-four murders were recorded between January 1 and July 31, 2010, compared to the 47 recorded in the first seven months of 2009 – an increase of 15 percent.<\/p>\n
To date, the murder, count for 2010 stands at 61.<\/p>\n
Eight attempted murders were recorded between January and July this year; compared to two in the same period last year.<\/p>\n
There was one manslaughter case recorded this year, unchanged from what was recorded during the same period in 2009.\u00a0 While armed robberies remain a major concern, the report shows that there were five percent fewer armed robberies – from 477 in 2009 to 454 in 2010.<\/p>\n
Robberies were down 10 percent – from 191 to 172.<\/p>\n
Crimes against property were up nine percent with housebreaking up 21 percent. 1,693 cases of housebreaking were recorded in the period, compared to 1,404 last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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