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Robbery and homicide cases occur more frequently on roads and highways in Ghana – Report

By Laud Nartey
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Robbery and homicide cases occur more frequently on roads and highways in Ghana – Report

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A report released by the Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) has said violent crimes such as armed robbery and homicide cases occurred more frequently on Ghana’s roads and highways.

Also, they do occur in offices, shops, places of worship, places of entertainment, and other transitional spaces than in homes.

Efforts to educate the public about situational awareness and dangers in transitional spaces, and community policing cannot be over-emphasized, the report said while highlighting solutions to the challenge.

“State-mounted CCTV cameras should be deployed, and footage occasionally released to the public to promote awareness and serve as a deterrent to would-be criminals,” the report said.

It added that the National Road Safety Authority Regulation must lead efforts to improve the road experience in Ghana, adding that the continual rise in road traffic crashes and fatalities in the last decade can be halted.

“Regulations on speeding, the whole regime of driver licensing, training, and retraining are low-hanging fruits that are yet to be harnessed.

“Mob actions against community Police stations and posts are becoming a worrying phenomenon. The Police administration must take deliberate steps to build police-community relations in order to stop the trend or at least reduce the incidence of mob actions on Police
stations; as such attacks does not only endanger lives of serving officers but also property at the cost of the tax payer.”

By Laud Nartey|editors.3news.com|Ghana

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Laud Nartey is an online editor with current affair team at Media General, operators of TV3 Ghana, 3News.com and more. Email: Laud.Nartey@editors.3news.com

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