The fact that crime is down in the Cayman Islands is fantastic news.
And there are many people to thank for the effort to get it down.
But Government should be given a lion’s share of the thanks because it backed the effort to reduce crime with money and action.
It’s so easy for government leaders to pay lip service to important issues facing the country.
This time Government literally put its money where its mouth is and made a concerted effort to put a dent in crime figures.
There were 127 fewer serious crimes committed in the third quarter of this year compared to the third quarter of 2005, a 45.3 per cent decrease.
Burglary, which makes up about two-thirds of all serious crime, was down 56.3 per cent, with 222 in the third quarter of 2005 and only 97 in the third quarter this year.
It was widely believed that only a handful of people were perpetuating most of the crimes last year. It appears that’s probably true.
The decrease in crime shows not only Government’s seriousness about the matter, but the high degree of attention Police Commissioner Stuart Kernohan and his staff have paid to the problem.
We’ve got more officers on the streets now and the police service’s fleet of vehicles has been bolstered with new cars and motorcycles.
The public was also helpful in getting crime figures down
We made several pleas in this forum begging Cayman residents to work with police in helping solve crimes and it appears they have.
While we can spend this time rejoicing that crime is once again down in our paradise, we can’t become complacent.
The public must continue to work with police in helping stop and solve crimes.
Government must continue to back the police and judicial system with money and actions.
And the police must remain vigilant.
If we all work together we can ensure that crime is kept at bay in the Cayman Islands.
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