Police data

Amenatave Yaconisau,

I acknowledge the Fiji Police Force for producing crime statistics in this newspaper (FS 31/3/16). The Police should tell the public how it attempts to lower it instead of attributing women and child crime to parental negligence and cultural norms. Whether it improves community policing, recommend stiffer penalties to elected representatives people need to know what is being done to curb crime and protect them. It may be useful to find out why crime happens more in May June, July periods. Suggestion from women’s movement and Save the Children organisation will give people a more direct influence over crime statistics. It’s part of handling women’s, girls and gender rights in Fiji. To do nothing would be inviting chaos if peoples’ wishes are not heard. I am sure Police Commissioner Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho will do something about it.