Antigua and Barbuda recorded an overall decline in reported crime this year, with police data showing fewer offences across most major categories compared with the same period in 2024.
Figures released by the Criminal Investigations Department for January to November indicate a net reduction of 280 reported crimes. Property-related offences fell, including breaking and larceny, which dropped from 794 to 726 cases, burglaries from 97 to 65, and malicious damage from 445 to 379. Reports of larceny also declined to 957 from 1,017.
Police credit enhanced patrols and stronger community vigilance for the reductions.
The data, however, point to increases in some violent crimes. Aggravated robbery rose to 46 cases from 28, while shootings increased from 25 to 31. Kidnapping, which had not been reported in the comparable period last year, was recorded in three cases. Attempted murder remained unchanged at two cases, and murders edged down slightly from 12 to 11. Overall robbery declined to 115 from 125.
Sexual offences showed mixed trends. Reports of rape fell from 21 to 15, but indecent assault and unlawful confinement increased.
Financial crimes also dropped sharply, with fraud cases falling from 57 to 31 and fraudulent conversion from 13 to four.
In its crime statistics report, CID said the overall downward trend is encouraging but warned that the rise in gun-related robberies and shootings remains a pressing concern. Police said investigative and surveillance efforts are being intensified to target those responsible for the increase in violent offences.
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CHUPTZ, CHUPTZ, CHUPTZ, who all you trying to impress Steadroy Cutie Benjamin, couldn’t be the rest of the population
Are u really think people stupid. This year is the most house breaking and robberies I every heard about. No talk about praedial theft. Talk the truth !
Crime and voilent offenses have risen stop try fool people
WHAT THE HELL…! @JOHN PUBLIC: …CRIME REDUCTION…? …ALL ILLUSION: …FORMAT DISPELLING ILLUSION.
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THE ILLUSION:
That which, in recent times, has been the erroneous belief: in
(i) ‘…VICTIMS OF CRIME:
(ii) …THE CITIZENRY: and
(iii) …THOSE TOUTING IT: either
(a) …KNOWINGLY AND DECEPTIVELY: or
(b) …OUT OF IGNORANCE,’ has been
(c) …THE NUMBER OF CRIME REPORTS MADE TO THE POLICE.’
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LED TO BELIEF: REDUCTION IN CRIME
All appeared to have been ‘…LED TO THE BELIEF,’ that should:
(a_ ‘…THE POLICE’ received ‘…10-REPORTS IN THE YEAR-2023: and
(b) …THE POLICE RECEIVED ‘…7-CRIME REPORTS’ in the ‘…YEAR-2024,’ all would have harbored the belief that there has been a ‘…REDUCTION IN CRIME.’
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UNDISPUTED FACT: …3-REPORTS LESS
What this is in ‘…FACT’ saying, is that the ‘POLICE,’ have received ‘…3- CRIME REPORTS LESS’ than the previous Year.
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QUESTION
‘…What of the committed crime, victims heave ‘…REFUSED TO REPORT TO THE POLICE?’
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ANSWER READILY GIVEN ANSWER:
‘..THEY CAN’T SOLVE CRIME.’
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STATISTICALLY: …DISPELLING ILLUSIONS
When a ‘Police Service, publishing ‘…ONLY:
(a) ‘…REPORTS MADE BY THE CITIZENS: and
(b) …SAID ‘…CRIME HAS REDUCED:’ such
(c) …SHALL BE CONSIDERED ‘AN ILLUSION>’
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WHY…?
WITHOUT THESE, MINDS WILL BE CONFUSED:
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STATISTICALLY CORRECTIBLE:
(i) ‘…CRIMES REPORTED:
(ii) …CRIMES REJECTED:
(iii) …CRIMES ACCEPTED:
(iv) …CASES PROSECUTED:
(v) …CASES CONVICTED:
(vi) …CASES ACQUITTED:
(vii) …CASES WITHDRAWN:
(viii) …CASES STRUCK OUT FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION:
(ix) …CASES PENDING TRIAL: and
(x) …CASES PENDING INVESTIGATION.
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EFFECTIVENESS OF POLICE:
THESE GUIDE THE CITIZENRY’S KNOWLEDGE OF THE ‘…POLICE EFFECTIVENESS:’ in
(a) ‘…CRIME PREVENTION:
(b) …CRIME DETECTION: and
(c) …DISPOSAL OF ‘ACCEPTED CASES.’
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MOST INTRIGUING:
That which seems ‘…MOST INTRIGUING,’ are:
(i) ‘…NO 3-YEAR COMPARATIVE RETURN’: for
(a) ‘…YEAR-JANUARY 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2023:
(b) …YEAR- JANUARY 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2024: and
(c) …YEAR JANUARY 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2025.’
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APPARENT PRE-MATURE PUBLISHED CRIME STATISTICS:
Equally as ‘…INTRIGUING’ has been the ‘…APPARENT PRE-MATURE PUBLISHED STATISTICS,’ before:
(d) ‘…THE MONTH ENDS ON ‘…DECEMBER 31, 2025: and
(e) …THE YEAR ENDS ON ‘…DECEMBER 31, 2025.’
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.’
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