Serious crime drops dramatically in 7 weeks of SoE: Police

Police in Trinidad & Tobago presented data Tuesday to show that serious crime dropped signficantly during the seven weeks since the declaration of a state of emergency. 

The data compares crime statistics between the period August 21, 2010 to October 2, 2010 with figures for the same seven-week period in 2011, during the State of Emergency.

The comparative figures are listed below

Break-ins: 

2010: 549

2011: 277

Fraud offences: 

2010: 30 

2011: 6

Larceny: 

2010: 481 

2011: 165

Larceny - dwelling house: 

2010: 63 

2011: 30

Larceny -motor vehicle: 

2010: 132 

2011: 24

Malicious damage: 

2010: 73 

2011: 43

Murder: 

2010: 44 

2011: 22

Robberies: 

2010: 517 

2011: 169

Sexual offences: 

2010: 76 

2011: 30

Wounding/shooting: 

2010: 59 

2011: 26 

Narcotics: 

2010: 55 

2011: 54 

Other serious crimes: 

2010: 39 

2011: 12

Firearms seized: 

2010: 47 

2011: 114

Ammunitions: 

2010: 955 

2011: 5,265

The figures show a major increase in firearms and ammunition seized. This is because of the emergency measures and an aggressive police operation.