Simione Tuvuki 
Northern Division Command and Control Center Officer-In-Charge, Assistant Superintendent of Police Ilisapeci Waqerau
The Fiji Police Force has noted a decrease in criminal activity-related reports from the public in the Northern Division.
Northern Division Command and Control Center Officer-In-Charge, Assistant Superintendent of Police Ilisapeci Waqerau says while the overall crime rate decreased by 10 percent between January and March, criminal-activity-related reports decreased by as much as 42 percent.
“In January was 1205 compared to the same period last year … it was 1421. In February, we have reduced by 11%. In the month of March, we have reduced by 30%. Overall, in regards to the reports that have been registered … we have reduced by 42%.”
Waqerau says this has been attributed to their routine operations in the Northern Division.
Divisional Police Commander Northern, Senior Superintendent of Police Viliame Soko has also attributed this to their capacity-building programmes.
“We empower them on investigation skills, how to present themselves in public and we have seen a tremendous increase in the achievement of Labasa Police Station in March.”
Waqerau says despite the decrease in overall crime in the Northern Division, there is a worrying increase of 150 percent in crimes against children.
