Upper West DOVVSU records decrease in domestic violence cases

Wa, Jan. 10, GNA – Crime statistics available at the Upper West Regional branch of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service indicate that domestic violence cases in the Region have declined from 163 in 2010 to 139 in 2011.

The statistics also indicate that defilement of children less than 16 years of age have also decreased from 22 in 2010 to 13 in 2011, with a marginal decrease in assault cases from 38 in 2010 to 37 in 2011.

Detective Inspector Alfred Dapaah, DOVVSU Station Officer who gave the statistics to the GNA in Wa said female abduction also decreased from 17 cases in 2010 to 10 cases in 2011, with a marginal decrease in offensive conduct from 18 to 16 within the same period.

He noted however that failure to provide for children on the part of parents recorded a sligh’

Source: GhanaWeb

You may like

Peter Turkson

Ghana’s Peter Turkson among key contenders as Vatican eyes next pope

Chop bar

Foreign aid fails Ghana’s chop bar workers, new findings reveal

Qatar opens Quran centre in Accra

Qatar-funded Al-Mustafa Mosque opens in Accra as new centre for worship and Quranic studies

Ghana military leaders in Zimbabwe

Ghana military delegation tours Zimbabwe’s model waste facility

Ghana's economy is recovering

Ghana’s inflation eases again as stronger cedi boosts economic recovery

Ekperikpe Ekpo

Nigeria’s Ekpo elected to lead West African gas pipeline committee, vows to prioritise Ghana’s supply needs

Public notice
WP Radio
WP Radio
OFFLINE LIVE