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So, how do police explain the decrease in major crimes, and particularly murder? Well, as you've been seeing on the evening news, the department is pushing their community policing agenda, to improve their relationship with the general public.

Well, the Northern Police Regions of Corozal and Orange Walk had the most noticeable decrease in crime of all the jurisdictions countrywide. The Commissioner told us that the meet and greet initiatives in the north have been paying off:

Allen Whylie, Commissioner of Police

"We recently did some shifting around with Mr. Arnold left from Orange Walk and went to Corozal. Mr. Tillet who was the deputy became the OC and both of them are committed to the community oriented policing programme. I know both of them have been beating the street with their officers on a weekly basis. They are the kind of officers who are open to the public, they are always assessable, and they can always be contacted. So again the personality of the commanders helps to motivate their personnel and their subordinates and help to instil confidence I believe in the communities that they police that people want to go out and assist."