LL Police Reduced Crime Rate By 2% in 2014 Police in the Capital Lilongwe have in the year 2014 managed to reduce crime rate to a difference of 337 cases representing 2% (police standard calculations) a decline from 11.6% in 2013. Sub Inspector Kingsley Dandaula said in an interview that the decline is a comparison of 8,735 cases in 2013 against 8,398 cases registered in 2014. The statistics shows the decline was mainly a successful reduction of road accidents and general theft. Road accidents recorded in 2014 were reduced by 2.9% and General Theft cases were reduced by 0.16%. “We managed to reduce crime to this far because we intensified patrols both foot and vehicle patrols during day and night in all strategic places like banks and residential areas” explained Dandaula. “Traffic officers also in the period under review intensified checks on unroad-worthy vehicles, drunk drivers and our CID’s were also conducting patrols and raids” Though Lilongwe police managed to reduce overall crime rate to such percentage, but some crimes registered an increase as compared to 2013 figures. Robbery cases grew from 740 in 2013 to 915 cases in 2014 representing 0.88% (police standard calculations). And cases of defilement have also registered an increase as well as mob justice and burglary “Some of the cases showing an increase just need proper sensitization said Dandaula, We now need to sensitise the general public more on dangers of mob justice and work together with various stakeholders on sensitising the public on evils of rape so that we should reduce these cases in 2015” He also pointed out that police have not done well mainly due to challenges of poor funding resulting to scarcity of resources like money to buy fuel for police vehicles, and lack of good condition vehicles that can be used to respond to any call. From the new statistics Lilongwe Police is one of the station which has managed to arrest most notorious criminals and recovered stolen property worth Millions of Kwachas during the year under review. Lilongwe police which is located at the centre of Malawi’s capital has two substations namely Lingadzi and Kawale. It has also 3 posts and total of 22 police units in both urban and rural areas. With current ratio of 1 police officer serving a population of 2080 (1:2080) against recommended 1 police officer managing 1500 population (1:1500), Lilongwe Police is continuing to struggle manage security situation due to the growing population in the capital as many people are flocking into the city seeking for greener pasture a development which is attracting theft and vandalism by armed robbers even from Malawi’s neighboring countries. Despite numerous challenges Lilongwe police is facing Dandaula expressed hope that this might change as government has already began showing interest in police by procuring vehicles of which some have already been given to Lilongwe police. He assured that police will continue with efforts tightening security so that there should be no cases of security lapse in the capital.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 08:52:36 +0000
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