1. Police Force of Sint Maarten Crime on Sint Maarten
Workload KPSM
Presentation to the Parliament of Sint Maarten
September 26th 2011

2. 208 violent offences of which:
Survey of violent acts 2011
14 murders
208 violent offences of which:
121 armed robberies
10 Rapes (with extreme violence)
The remaining are serious ill treatments or threats with a weapon

3. Monthly amount of murders

4. Ongoing investigations
Solved cases

5. Survey of the 14 murders
crewmember Guillevin tortured and killed (solved)
Louis tortured and killed (solved)
Valdez tortured and killed (solved)
De Leon Reyes shot dead
Jones shot dead
Anselm (solved)
Arrindell shot dead
Arrindell shot dead (brothers)
Lake shot dead
Gumbs shot dead
Thomas shot dead
year old girl Reid, burnt (suspect: father detained)
Anthony from Sint Kitts shot dead
Deygoo armed robbery resulting in death

6. AMOUNT OF FTE’s USUALLY NEEDED TO CONDUCT A MURDER INVESTIGATION
1 murder more or less 10 fte’s
Estimated investigation time 3 months

7. Division of capacity for murder cases
5 murder-cases conducted by joint investigation team/TGO (20 fte)
5 murder-cases conducted out of the TGO (average 1 or 2 per murder case)
All 208 violent offences still in workload

8. Management information 2011
Overall offences
Management information 2011
1st half 2011
(jan 1st -jun 30th ) compared
1st half 2010
Suspects arrested for a crime 2010: 221
Suspects arrested for a crime 2011: 266
Increase in arrest compared to 2010 : 20% due to better casemanagement

9. Overall offences 2 Home invasion/burglaries 2010: 345
Compared to 2010 : decreased by 20 %
Home invasion/burglaries 2011: 275
As of december a home invasion/burglary team has been installed and the Forensic Department has been intensified.

10. OVERALL OFFENCES 3
Robberies 2010: 106
Robberies 2011 : 121
14 % increase compared to 2010
more arrests by robbery team but other circumstances influence the amount of robberies. Like the increased gold value, more demand from jewelers and pawnshops, businesses are not following closing times, not investing in preventive measures.

11. Overall offences 4 Thefts 2010: 229 Thefts 2011: 198
Decrease of 15 % compared to 2010

12. Overall offences 5 Car thefts 2010: 123 Car thefts 2011: 107
Decrease of 15 % compared to 2010
Two groups arrested who, besides other violent offences, were responsible for the daily car thefts

13. OVERALL OFFENCES 6
Ill-treatment ( Severe ill-treatment, ill-treatment with a weapon and simple ill-treatment).
Ill-treatment 2010: 137
Ill-treatment 2011: 110
A decrease of 19 % compared to 2010

14. CONCLUSION
The serious forms of criminality (offences against human life and robberies with use of grave/serious force) are on the rise and the lighter forms of criminality are declining.
Early release and change in severity of criminal behavior

15. Consequences
Total overload of investigative capacity/workload higher then available manpower
Manpower in the General investigation department including support received from the Royal Marechausse has also been put into the ongoing 10 murder cases. No more manpower is available presently. In principle there would have been no manpower to investigate the last case of the businessman on Backstreet if there was no loyalty and extra efforts of the officers

16. CONSEQUENCES 2
The overuse of personnel: 16hrs days, return to incidents while on call and even on their days off
choices: Pull out manpower from the uniform division to assist in these investigations, which results in less “BLUE” on the street. This is NOT to advise

17. OPERATIONAL PROGRESS 1
The basic Police training consisting of 13 trainees will be available for four weeks after every eight weeks, to help in the execution.
BavPol – training which will be ending in December As the minister of justice promised, 36 of which will be assigned to the police organization,
Expansion with police officers from Holland (20), selection has been rounded off/phased intake from November 2011 until February 2012
Projects in the framework of long lasting improvement in the police profession

18. OPERATIONAL PROGRESS 2
There are also patrols in civilian in the town area to increase the possibility of conducting an arrest. The patrols are based on proper information and time consuming analysis
Noticeable joint controls by customs and other organizations.

19. What to do next?

20. Proposal 1
Agreement to be held in regards to the control Unit and VKS. An integral approach on many areas, to effectively deal with this situation, is definitely necessary. Not only involving the two parties in question but also on a larger scale.
A proposal to carry out preventive searches in town areas and if necessary into the neighborhoods.
Immediately introducing surveillance cameras in the town area.

21. Proposal 2 Unconventional tactics BOB-law
Ratify police agreement with French side
Integral approach on several areas to effectively combat this problem.
Make necessary funds and equipment available for a fast and complete execution of the plan of approach

22. PROPOSAL 3
Solid information position is a must, including information to and from neighboring islands
Take preventive measures to avoid influx of criminals that the island will be used as a battlefield
A strong governmental approach

23. Thank you for your attention