| If the trend continues, this year’s murder figures seem destined to surpass those of 2012 and rival some of the years of the infamous crime wave. Figures released by the police’s Criminal Investigations Department have revealed that there were 130 murders as at last month,Andre Branch Dolphins Jersey, four more than the corresponding period last year.Already, there have been at least three murders so far for this month,Brad Richards Red Wings Jersey, which would make the figure even more worrying. Significantly, murders committed during robberies under arms, showed a 110% increase over last year’s figure; 21 in 2013 as against 10 in 2012.And while recent execution-style killings have been a cause for alarm,Kyle Korver Hawks Jersey, police records show that so far this year the number of such incidents up to November month end is half of what obtained for the same period last year. So far this year, the police have only recorded four executions.Most of the murders (48) occurred in Georgetown and its environs, followed by the interior with 33.East Coast Demerara and Berbice, with 18 and 16 respectively, accounted for the other significant amounts of murders.This year’s murder figures stack up similarly with those of the dreaded crime wave which occurred between 2002 and 2008.In 2002, the year of the infamous jailbreak, there were 142 murders,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, a figure which was topped by a wide margin in 2003,NFL Jerseys China Online, which had 206 unlawful civilian killings. One hundred and thirty one (131) persons were murdered in 2004; 120 in 2005 and 150 in 2006.In 2007 the murder figure was 115, while in 2008, 157 persons were murdered in Guyana.The 2008 homicide rate soared primarily because of the mass killings at Lusignan, where 11 villagers were slaughtered; Bartica, where 12 were slain, and Christmas Falls, where eight miners were murdered and their bodies burnt. These figures were compounded by the fact that there were several sensational murders which remain unsolved to this day.Meanwhile, the police figures revealed yesterday showed an overall increase of five percent in serious crimes at the end of November 2013 in comparison to the same period in 2012.According to the police, the total number of reports of serious crimes made between January 01 and November 30, 2013, was 3,Artemi Panarin Jersey,690 compared to 3,522 for the same period in 2012.At the end of November 2013, robbery under arms overall has increased by seven percent, with 1,038 reports compared to 971 for the same period in 2012.The statistics indicate an increase of 16% in the number of armed robberies involving the use of firearms; and a seven percent decrease in armed robberies where instruments other than firearms were used by the perpetrators.Again, this year’s armed robbery figures bear a striking similarity to those between 2005 and 2008.A look as far back as eight years ago showed that the police investigated 995 armed robberies in 2005; 1,119 in 2006; 1,084 in 2007 and 1,228 armed robberies in 2008. |
