Revealed
By- Aruna Rashed Toma Bangura
The recently launched 2022 annual police crime statistics has revealed that western area is prone to criminal activities than any other region in Sierra Leone followed by southern, eastern and northwest region respectively.
The 2022 report disclosed that Lumley division under the Freetown region recorded the highest number of robbery with aggravation with 54 cases; robbery with violence has 31 cases reported.
The report furthered that Goderich police division reported 8 cases of robbery with aggravation while Congo Cross police division recorded 7 cases and all of these division fall under the Freetown west region.
The 2022 report states that the police analyzed crime not only on regional but also on divisional basis. The report captures three major crimes which are robbery with violence, robbery with aggravation and murder for divisional level.