City dwellers report more crime cases than rural folks, report showsNairobi, Kiambu, Meru, Nakuru, Mombasa, Kisii, Machakos, and Murang’a command police stations jointly accounted for 41.9 per cent of all the crimes reported in 2019. Nandi police command station recorded the highest increase of incidents at 67.3 per cent in crimes reported to police from 1,235 in 2018 to 2,066 in 2019. In 2019, Wajir police command station recorded a 46.4 per cent decrease in the number of crimes reported while Narok police command station registered a decline of 28.1 per cent. The report shows homicides rose by 4.0 per cent to 2,971 in 2019 from 2,856 in 2018 compared to 2,774 in 2017, with 2,751 in 2016. A total 104 firearms were surrendered in 2019 compared to 19 surrendered in 2018.

Source: Standard Digital April 28, 2020 21:56 UTC