He's probably been on the news this year more times than any other public figure. And usually Commissioner Chester Williams is talking about crime. But despite all that talking, and taking care to hold crime down - the Commissioner will miss his target for the number of murders. He had hoped and worked for a 10% reduction in the murder figures - that would have brought the number of murders down from 142 to 128. But with this week's rash of killings, the number is now at 131. We talked to him about the disappointment:
Presently the number fo murders in 2019 stands at 131 - by our count.
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