CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 27, 2007) -- Head of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Nevis Division, Superintendent Joseph Liburd dispelled claims by members of the public that crime had neared epidemic proportions on Nevis.
While he agreed that one crime was one too many, he noted that the Division continued to see results from measures put in place to curb the incidence of crime.
His disclosure came while he delivered remarks at a Crime Symposium, hosted by a committee comprised of concerned Nevisians at the Four Seasons Resort on Tuesday June 28, 2007.
( Superintendent Joseph Liburd, Head of the Nevis Division) “I wish at this time to put all at ease and to officially say that crime in Nevis has not reached near epidemic proportion. From since the formation of the Police Strategic Planning Group in this Division, reported crimes in Nevis has never reached the 300 mark, although for the previous five years prior to its formation, reported crimes in Nevis were well over the 300 mark.
“Additionally the detection of crimes has improved drastically since the formation of this group. We admit that we do not have all the solutions, so we welcome all stakeholders and partners on board in all crime fighting efforts,” he said. ~~Adz:Right~~
According to Mr. Liburd, the Division had responded to a call with regard to an alarming increase in crime in 2002 and had formed the Police Strategic Planning Group which operated under the theme “Success through partnership”
Through the Group’s efforts, he said, they realised a decrease in reported crime from 392 in 2002 to 252 in 2003 while the detection of crime improved from 37 percent to 54 percent in 2002.
He said while the Police welcomed the Symposium in Nevis which had brought together a number of stakeholders he applauded the idea of partnership and expressed hope that the forum would be the first of many on crime, crime prevention and safety.
