Tackling serious crimes, including gun-point robberies, remains a challenge for the police force as statics gathered show that up to the end of November there was an increase when compared with the numbers gathered last year.
According to the statistics released yesterday by the Guyana Police Force, an overall 9% increase has been recorded in the serious crimes policed by the force. These are murder, armed robbery, robbery with violence, robbery with aggravation, larceny from the person, break and enter and larceny, burglary, rape, and kidnapping.
An increase of 26% in the number of reports of rape, which numbered 300 at the end of November this