The reported homicides for the previous few months have been decreased because of neighborhood outreach, focused interventions, and a public well being method, PM Dr Terrance Drew mentioned at a press convention on Thursday, March 6, 2025. He mentioned that their skill to scale back violent crime proves that they don’t need to be corrupt to unravel the nation’s issues.
In response to PM Drew, St Kitts and Nevis, along with regulation enforcement, neighborhood leaders, social companies, and the non-public sector, can devise everlasting options to the nationwide situation, crime.
PM Dr Terrance Drew urged citizenry and residents of the Federation to associate with the federal government in making St Kitts and Nevis a safer nation for generations to return. He additionally mentioned that working collectively may get rid of crime altogether.
PM Dr Terrance Drew additionally emphasised the continued efforts of the federal government to empower and strengthen communities and to advertise social cohesion.
Crime prevention initiatives by the federal government
PM Drew highlighted that it’s value mentioning that the Citizen Safety Advisory Council of the federal government continues to work with weak communities by selling preventive actions, schooling, and social intervention. This initiative has been essential to addressing the elements that result in crime and the promotion of a peaceable and secure society.
The federal government of St Kitts and Nevis has additionally elevated its investments and coaching in regulation enforcement expertise and this too has contributed to a lower in crime.
The federal government has put their emphasis on the recruitment and coaching of latest law enforcement officials, equipping them with the mandatory abilities to function and safeguard the Federation successfully.
The embracing of a public well being technique in crime has additionally been a driving issue within the nation’s developments in crime prevention.
The federal government has put measures in place to deal with the underlying social determinants of crime. By seeing violence as a public well being situation, the efforts being made are resulting in extra sustainable outcomes.
