{"id":270618,"date":"2019-06-24T08:15:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T06:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=270618"},"modified":"2019-06-25T16:25:29","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T14:25:29","slug":"crime-rate-increasing-in-khomas-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=270618","title":{"rendered":"Crime rate increasing in Khomas Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js_2\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\" data-testid=\"post_message\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<p>Marthina Mutanga<br \/>\nKHOMAS Regional Governor, Laura Mc Leod\u2013Katjirua said more 750 cases of violent crime and property theft were recorded in the region than this time last year.<br \/>\nAccording to the governor who revealed the figures while delivering the Khomas State of the Region Address and said incidences of theft increased by 4. 65 percent and this situation is influenced by house breakings, theft of motor vehicles and break-ins at businesses.<br \/>\nShe said the use of technology will become increasingly important in augmenting existing policing efforts and reducing crime in specific hotspots<br \/>\n\u201cPublic Safety and Security is about keeping the community safe, improving the sense of personal safety in public spaces, as well as changing the perception of Windhoek as becoming a crime-prone environment,\u201d said Mc Leod \u2013Katjirua.<br \/>\nThe vision is shared with other law enforcement and security apparatus in Windhoek and the Khomas Region in general.<br \/>\nShe further noted that violent Crime Rates hot spots are identified and responsive operations were conducted, murder and attempted murder have increased due to mushrooming liquor outlets and long operating hours, some cases of murder and attempted murder are committed in the areas where there is insufficient lighting and influenced by domestic violence.<br \/>\nVehicle Crash Rate the overall road safety incidents decreased by 14%. 709 cases lesser then projected. This sounds as good news, and it is due to public awareness, the expansion of speed calming measures, intensive law enforcement.<br \/>\nShe lastly said that fatalities is caused by a lack of pedestrian infrastructure, alcohol remains a high factor in vehicle crash rates up by 38.6%, or 146 cases over our projections, please do not drink and drive.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"mom-ads-wrap  \">\n\t<div class=\"mom-ads \" style=\"margin-bottom:-14px;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mom-ads-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mom-ad\" data-id=\"270911\" style=\"width:728px; height:180px; margin-bottom:14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"appear\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Neo-Paints-1.jpg\" alt=\"Animated GIFs\" width=\"728\" height=\"180\"><\/a>\n\t\t \t<\/div><!--mom ad-->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t<!--Mom ads-->\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marthina Mutanga KHOMAS Regional Governor, Laura Mc Leod\u2013Katjirua said more 750 cases of violent crime and property theft were recorded in the region than this time last year. 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