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ACP Williams Says Crime Down
posted (July 4, 2016)
And before he got all bent out of shape about the media and crime, Assistant Commissioner Williams discussed crime figures for the southside. From January 1st of this year to the end of June there were a total of 15 confirmed murders in South Side Belize City. That may sound alarming, but ACP Williams says when you compare this same period to the previous three years, the figures are down significantly.

ACP Chester Williams - O.C. Eastern South Division
"I am pleased to say that January - June 2016, when compared to the same period 2015, 2014 and 2013, is the least deadly period for Southside Belize City. Despite the critics who are saying that our efforts has not been working and that it's a mere coincidence according to some experts out there. So we are happy to know that what we are doing is working and we know that no matter what we do we can't stop all crimes. Even American who have all the sophisticated equipment to fight crime, they have mass shooting and several killings, so we are a small nation. We are still developing."

Reporter
"Do you have the figures at hand?"

ACP Chester Williams - O.C. Eastern South Division
"Yes I do. I will provide the statistics to you. We are 10 murders below the same period we were last year - 10. So we feel good about where we are."

Again these are the numbers for South Side Belize City only. Unofficial figures tell us that the murder rate for the rest of the country is higher than last year. No official figures have been shared.





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