JAMAICA's Security Minister Peter Bunting says crime down but no letting up....He said there have been "dramatic reductions" in Westmoreland, where violent crime is down "very significantly this year"

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 

SECURITY Minister Peter Bunting says there will be no letting up in the fight against crime despite the country seeing reductions in all categories of violent crimes.

Security Minister Peter Bunting (second left) addresses
 a meeting yesterday at the Ministry of Tourism and
 Entertainment in New Kingston to discuss security issues
affecting the tourism sector. Listening (from left) are Minister
 of Tourism and Entertainment Dr Wykeham McNeill and
 Commissioner of Police Dr Carl Williams. (PHOTO: JIS)

"We are seeing double-digit reductions right across the board in all serious and violent crimes in Jamaica. We know we are not where we need to be but at least we are closing in on being in line with the rest of the Caribbean and we are not going to let up until we are below the Caribbean average," Bunting told a meeting yesterday at the tourism ministry's New Kingston offices to discuss security matters affecting the tourism sector.

He said there have been "dramatic reductions" in Westmoreland, where violent crime is down "very significantly this year", adding that murders in the parish have been reduced by almost 50 per cent "and we are seeing encouraging results right across the board".

In the parish of St James, he said, "We are starting to see some modest improvement there and we are not going to let up."

Commissioner of Police Dr Carl Williams, in his address at the meeting, made it clear that the mission of the Jamaica Constabulary Force is to ensure that people are safe. more