Crime During The Carnival Season

Ladies and Gentlemen, as we all know, Carnival is a time where freedom is expressed at it’s best, and the country basically shuts down for a week at least. However, crime continues to be ever so prevalent during this time.

This year the Police reported 46 serious crimes that took place during the carnival weekend. Now if we compare this with the 109 serious crimes reported in the previous year, or even the 122 crimes in 2012, it’s really not that bad.

According to Acting Police Commissioner, Stephen Williams, the help of the public played a major role in this year’s crime reduction. As he spoke to the express in an interview he explained that the police rely heavily on the corporation of law-abiding citizens.  He also explained the police received substantial assistance from the defense force this year as well.

According to some of my family who came in from abroad, they said the presence of police didn’t really make them feel safer in fetes and even on Carnival Monday and Tuesday.

Did you all feel safer this Carnival Season? Or did the police force let us down once again?