10.0 OBSERVATIONS There has been a downward trend in Crimes reported over the years mainly due to: Increased visibility and Presence of Police in Crime prone areas of the country hence prevention of Crimes. Emphasis on Community Policing and partnership with the public to prevent and fight Crime. Strict enforcement to the law through prosecution of offenders thus deterring potential offenders from the commission of Crimes. Improved supervision of Police work through creation of new Police regions, Stations and posts. Enhanced Intelligence Collection leading to Intelligence led Policing. Enhanced Partnership with other Security agencies.
11.0 CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS 11.1 Challenges i) Work Load; By the end of 2010 the number of Crime Investigators were 4,428. The number of cases investigated was 99,676. Therefore the number of cases handled per detective was 22.The Optimum workload should be 12 cases per detective per year. As per the reported incidence of crime in 2010 the CID personnel who were needed to optimally handle the reported cases were:
99,676 _______
= 8,306
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