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May 14, 2001

Police say crime is down

You’d never know it from today’s newscast, but the Ministry of National Security reports that in April major crimes fell by seven point two percent from a year earlier. Incidents of rape, murder, robbery and burglary all either stayed constant of dropped, while theft increased slightly over April 2000. A total of one hundred sixteen persons were arrested for major crimes during the month.


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