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And that greater sense of legitimacy could be contributing to the unusual and very welcome sense of calm on the Southside. Knock on wood, we haven't reported on a murder in the city for just over a month now – and Williams says it is most pronounced on the Southside:..

Sr. Supt Chester Williams - Commander, Eastern Division Southside

"I have looked at the statistics going back years and we have never had a complete month where there was no murder on Southside Belize City until September. Since the 2 murders we have in October which was in the 2nd week of October we have not have another murder on Southside Belize City again for over a month now again. Even though we're still waiting to see what the end of November will bring, I am also pleased to report to you all that precinct 2 area which we are currently, we have not had a murder in precinct 2 for over 2 months, going to 3 months now. If we close off November without a murder in precinct 2 we would have completed 3 months without a murder. That again is unprecedented. It's not a matter of mere coincidence but it is attributed to various factors. We have the community policing initiatives, we have the neighbourhood watch group, we have the interventions done by myself, Ms. Finnegan and Mr. Douglas Hyde where we dialogue with the different gang members and see how best we could fix problems between them. Even though we know that there is no permanent fix to it but what we try to do with them is that if we should get information that certain things is brewing between them, we try to bring them to the table and diffuse it before it escalates."