A 90-Day-Campaign against Crime and Violence was held from September 6th to November 5th where Members of the Citizen Security Taskforce examined crime from a public health perspective carrying out research activities and community engagements where they aimed to raise awareness and combat crime and violence in SKN.
On Thursday December 5th 2024, a “Beyond the 90 Days” Forum was held where several presentations were made highlighting the findings of the campaign. It was revealed that there is a 19% reduction in overall reported crimes and a 66% decrease in firearm-related homicides.
Additionally, during community engagements where individuals were asked to discuss their perspective on the causes of crime and violence, issues related to the family was found to be a “root cause” and that proper parental guidance as well as good community engagements were solutions.
Public Health and Security Expert, Hance Richards discussed the barriers to these solutions:
He also shared the probability of family issues being the root cause of murders:
