Crime rate increases by 19% in November

Concerning statistics have been released by the Fiji Police Force with the crime rate for the month of November increasing by 19 percent compared to the same period last year.

Police say serious crime increased by 10 percent, crimes against women increased by 22 percent, the detection rate was 64 percent while the crime against children recorded a decrease of 9 percent.

They say in the overall crime and crime against women categories, the eastern division recorded a decrease, while the rest of the divisions recorded increases.

They also highlighted in the serious crime and crime against children's categories, the southern, eastern, and northern divisions recorded decreases, while the rest of the divisions recorded increases.

Police say 45 percent of the theft cases reported in November were detected, while 20 percent of cases of burglary were detected, aggravated robbery had a 16 percent detection.

Police say serious crime cases in the southern division increased in aggravated burglary and murder, the western recorded increases in burglary, robbery, aggravated and robbery, aggravated burglary and arson, the eastern division recorded an increase in burglary, aggravated robbery, and theft of motor vehicle, whereas the northern division recorded increases in theft of motor vehicle and murder while the central division recorded increases in rape, robbery, theft of motor vehicle and murder.