Georgetown: There have been more than 86 murders so far this year and an overall six per cent jump in serious crimes.
In its periodic update in relation to the offences of murder and robbery under arms, police said that for the period January 1 to August 31, there has been an overall increase of six per cent in serious crimes in comparison to the same period in 2012.
The total number of reports of serious crimes made between January 1 and August 31 was 2658 compared to 2503 for the same period in 2012.
Some of the offences monitored are murder, robbery under arms, robbery with violence, larceny from the person, break and enter and larceny, burglary, rape and kidnapping.
A total of 85 murders were recorded at the end of August in comparison to 82 murders for the same period in 2012, a four per cent increase. Of the 85 murders this year, 35 were of the disorderly type, 14 were committed during armed robberies, one was execution type, and 13 were domestic-related, while the other 22 are so far undetermined.
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