A total of 51 murders were recorded by the police at the end of May 2013, the identical number for the same period in 2012.
Police today said that of the 51 murders this year, 23 were of the disorderly type, nine were committed during armed robberies, one was execution type, and four were domestic related, while the other 14 are so far undetermined.
The police added that at the end of May 2013 robbery under arms overall decreased by 14%, with 372 reports compared to 432 for the same period in 2012. The statistics show a decrease of 11% in the number of armed robberies involving the use of firearms; and a 19% decrease in armed robberies where instruments other than firearms were used by the perpetrators, the police added.
In relation to traffic, there has been a rise of 10 road fatalities at the end of May 2013 in comparison to the same period in 2012, with 46 fatalities from 43 accidents in 2013 compared to 36 fatalities from 35 accidents during 2012.
