Dramatic increase in 2004 burglary figures

Thursday, June 24, 2004

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has revealed that there has been an 11.7 percent increase in reported burglaries since last year.

Statistics released by the police force showed from January to the end of April of this year, there were 210 burglaries, compared to 188 last year.

It was estimated by police that 176 were domestic burglaries, while just 34 involved commercial properties.

RCIP Crime Reduction Officer John LeCuirot said: “These figures could be dramatically reduced if the residents had properly secured their premises.

“Seventy-four per cent of domestic burglaries were a result of premises being left insecure, and the burglar did not have to break in to commit the crime. For commercial burglaries 38 percent of properties were left insecure.”

He added: “The harder it is for the burglar to break into a residence, the more likely it is they will leave clues behind which would lead to them being apprehended.”

An RCIP information booklet entitled Be Safe, Be Secure is available for householders and businesses, while valuable security advice is always available from local RCIP Community Beat Officers.

Those with information regarding offenders or the sale of stolen property are also asked to contact either the RCIP, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 800 TIPS.

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