Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC) Nationa Communications Director Sammy Gyamfi has described the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) as being a celebrity IGP who is just interested in media hype but not doing the real work. This particular description comes after a report with the Ghana News Agency shows that violent crimes within Ghana were up simply by 20%. Sammy Gyamfi states that the current IGP rather than fighting crime in Ghana has rather focused on hounding political opponents of the present government; a move this individual sees as sickening plus worrying. “The rate associated with violent crimes in Ghana has reached alarming amounts in recent time. However, our new IGP is certainly busy hounding political competitors, Pastors, socialites and music artists over less weightier issues, while real criminals are experiencing a field day. ”To your pet, this Inspector-General of Law enforcement is only good at clamouring focus on himself but the real focus on the grounds continue to suffer. “This is what happens when you have a superstar IGP who is only thinking about media hype; a people that are easily hoodwinked by advertising stunts; and a #SerwaahBroniGov’t that will majors in the minors, ” the NDC communications movie director said in a tweet. Ghana News Agency Report The particular Ghana Public Safety plus Crime Report has said that will violent crimes went upward from 183 in 2020 to 220 from The month of january to June 2021, symbolizing a 20 per cent raise. This was contained in a report evaluating crime wave in the country which usually indicates that the top five the majority of reported violent crimes had been murder or manslaughter, equipped robbery, assault, burglary plus suicide. Nana Yaw Akwada, Chief of Party on the Bureau of Public Protection (BPS) at the presentation from the report said firearms use within the commission of chaotic crimes had increased simply by 79 percent over the exact same period compared to 2020. “Seventy-four per cent of reported equipped robbery cases involved the usage of firearms, while 20 % of homicides involved gun use. More than 80 % of violent crimes happened outside of the place of abode or even homes of victims; these types of included roads and roads, offices, business or business spaces, places of praise, and other transitional spaces. “More than 95 per cent associated with armed robbery incidents happened outside of home, and seventy six per cent of murder or even manslaughter cases were documented to have occurred out of house. Violent crime deaths apparently increased from 134 within 2020 to 171 within 2021 representing a twenty-eight percent increase, ” this individual said. Nana Akwada stated Central region recorded many suicide cases of 6 out of a total of twenty one cases for the period within 2021, representing 29 % of suicides reported across the nation; followed by the Greater Accra area with 14 per cent associated with such cases. He mentioned most armed robbery occurrences occurred in the Greater Accra region forming 24 % of all armed robberies with all the Ashanti region following along with 16 percent of situations. “Fifty per cent of all residence crimes reported for the time period occurred in the Greater Accra. More females (59 percent) were reported as sufferers to murder or manslaughter cases, while 81 % of males were documented as victims of equipped robbery events, ” this individual said. On road visitors crashes, the report stated all aspects (i. electronic., reported cases, deaths plus injuries) of transportation improved as compared to 2020, and the craze at the end of June 2021 had been on the upward trajectory. Documented cases or events associated with road traffic crashes (RTCs) increased by 18 percent with deaths and accidental injuries also increased by 8 per cent and 16 % respectively. In the area of law enforcement, the particular report said Police detain efforts for the period below study decreased from 268 in 2020 to 244 arrests in the same amount of 2021, representing a 9 per cent decrease. The record said out of a total associated with 10 Police officer casualties for that period, 50 percent (all deaths) occurred during armed thievery incidents, and another 30 % were alleged suicide instances. “Various statutory and regulating violations reported for the time period in 2021 occupied the 3rd spot on the reported criminal offense league chart. These include COVID protocol, road traffic, sterilization violations among others, ” the particular report said. Nana Akwada said efforts to review the particular legal regime of the Nationwide Commission on Small Hands and Light Weapons, and also to create a multiagency-cooperation system relating to the Ghana Police Service, Traditions Excise and Preventive Support (CEPS), and other State organizations in order to fight illegal expansion of firearms into the nation should be hastened. He mentioned efforts to educate the public regarding situational awareness and risks in transitional spaces, plus community policing cannot be more than emphasised. State mounted WIRELESS cameras should be deployed, plus footages occasionally released towards the public to promote awareness plus serve as a deterrent in order to would-be criminals. “Currently, along the way of pushing through a Nationwide Road Safety Authority Rules, the National Road Basic safety Authority now clothed along with unimpeded authority to manage basic safety on our roads should company some radical interim procedures at driver education, plus speed control to reduce the particular rising trend of street casualties, ” he additional. Source: MyNewsGh. com along with files from GNA/ 2021
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