26th July 2022 8:39:24 AM
2 mins readThe Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) has revealed that total reported deaths associated with crime and public safety issues for the first half of the year, has scaled up by 9%. This is against data for the same period in 2021.According to the Bureau, "501 deaths were recorded in relation to crime and public safety between January and June 2021, against 546, recorded in the same period in 2022.
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This was contained in the Ghana Public Safety and Crime Report for January to June 2022.The report broadly categorizes public safety issues into ten categories (index) namely Crime, Violent Crime, Fires/Industrial (Workplace) related incidents, Transportation related incidents, Civil Disturbances, Police Officer Casualties, Police Brutalities, Police Arrests, etc.It, however, indicated that total public safety incidents reported decreased by 0.
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2% over the same period in Y2021, being a total of 664 events for Y2021 as against 663 events for Y2022.Also, total reported injuries monitored for the period in 2022 increased by over 35 compared to the same period in Y2021.It further indicated that overall reported violent crimes decreased by about 12% in Y2022 compared to the same period in Y2021.
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"Reported incidents of murder/manslaughter, armed robbery, and civil disorder for the period of Y2022 decreased over Y2021, at 20%, 19%, and 22% respectively," it added.Reported deaths arising out of violent crimes also increased by 1.2% in Y2022 compared to the same period in Y2021.
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Despite the decrease in the number of violent crime incidents, more people continue to fall victim to violent crime activities, leading to an increase in deaths resulting from violent crime activities, the report stated."Reported use of firearms in the commission of violent crimes in Y2022 increased by more than 4% over the same period in Y2021.
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Reported cases of illegal arms trafficking, possession, and unauthorized use increased by over 300% in the first half of Y2022 over the same period in Y2021," it added.It also stated that data monitored showed a 2% increase in reported police arrests for the first half of Y2022 compared to the same period in Y2021.Source: The Independent Ghana
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