The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded a 21.9% reduction in serious crimes over the past three months.
This disclosure was made by Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn, in his written reply to a question asked by Opposition Member Geeta Chandan-Edmond about the monitoring and evaluation of the performance of police officers.
The answer was circulated during yesterday’s sitting of the National Assembly.
Chandan-Edmond also asked to be provided with the methods used by the Ministry in monitoring and evaluating police performance as it relates to crime solving.
In response, Benn outlined that the Ministry consist of units, namely Crime Observatory and statistical and research which are tasked with examining, tracking and assessing, both directly and independently, the performance and data of the force.
“A strategic monitoring and evaluation unit evaluates achievements against key performance indicators. Computer surveys and mapping are employed in the assessments,” Benn said.
Meanwhile, in a separate question, Chandan–Edmond enquired about the number of serious crimes that were investigated, number of persons prosecuted and the number of convictions, broken down by the various types of crimes reported from of August 2nd, 2020 to present.
For the period, Benn said a total of 373 serious crimes were investigated and 267 prosecutions were undertaken.
As it relates to the convictions, he said that this remains a “work in process” pending judicial reviews.
