Crime down in Portland

[Assasin]

Crime down in Portland Monday, 15 December 2008 At a time when the rest of the country is grappling with the spiralling crime figures, one section of the island with the lowest level of crime is hoping to reduce its numbers to zero for 2009.

behavior With only 10 murders since the start of the year, the Custos of Portland Roy Thompson is appealing for zero tolerance
on serious crimes in the parish for next year.

Mr. Thompson, a retired PoliceComissioner, who was addressing the Portland Lay Magistrate's Association, praised the parish's 185 Lay Magistrates for their role in assisting the police to keep serious crime at a low level by counseling prisoners and other offenders.

He said the police and residents of Portland should be justly proud for reducing the level of crime this year and urged that a zero tolerance approach be adopted to bring the low murder rate to zero in 2009.

With a population of 85,000, Portland has had only 10 murders so far this year, most of them domestic.

No children have been hurt or killed and all missing persons have been safely recovered.

[Hortical]

Was scouting a few places in Mobay the odda day but mi couldn't feel any vibes. The vibes are much better in Portland and yuh nuh haffi fret sumady a kick down yuh door and jook out yuh eye.

[Assasin]

Proud a Portland. May not have a lot of things but country life nice.

[Mosiah]

With only 10 murders since the start of the year, the Custos of Portland Roy Thompson is appealing for zero tolerance
on serious crimes in the parish for next year.

With a population of 85,000, Portland has had only 10 murders so far this year, most of them domestic.

That's how bad we have become. 10 murders in 85,000 is cause to celebrate. When extrapolated, that equals around 320 for a country with Jamaica's population. That is still bad, but when yuh used to 1600 a year...

sigh