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The year 2010 saw a spike in murder figures, with “disorderly” murders accounting for a hefty percentage of the overall figure, Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee reported yesterday.“Disorderly” murders are murders that are committed during confrontation. There were 48 such murders in 2010, Rohee reported.“There is a need for the level of violence in this country to be reduced.  Citizens are urged to avoid confrontational and violent behaviour in settling disputes,” he stated.Rohee said that the Guyana Police Force will redouble its efforts, in 2011, at addressing the reduction of the number of murders that are being committed in the country.Overall, 139 murders were committed last year, 22 more than the previous year.For last year, 12 persons were executed, 25 were murdered during robberies, and 23 were killed as a result of domestic disputes, while the reason for the other 31 murders was not explained.According to data provided by the Home Affairs Ministry,Byron Maxwell Dolphins Jersey, Guyana recorded the lowest murder rate per 100,Connor Barwin Eagles Jersey,000 population in the Caribbean. The country with the highest rate was Jamaica.The number of reports of serious crimes stood at 2,613 at the end of the year, compared to 3,Seth Joyner Eagles Jersey,176 for 2009. They represented an 18 per cent reduction.In 2009,Terrence Brooks Eagles Jersey, as at December 31, a total of 1,415 reports of robbery were made, while in 2010, for the same period, 1,Koa Misi Dolphins Jersey,157 reports were made.As regards robberies committed with the use of firearms, there was a 10.4 per cent reduction in those reports in 2010, when compared with 2009.  In that year,Antonio Gates Chargers Jersey, 624 reports of robberies with the use of firearms were received by the police, while for 2010, the number of reports was 559.Rohee said that the Guyana Police Force was successful in dismantling the activities of several gangs that were contributing to the violence in our society.For 2010,Carson Wentz Eagles Jersey, a total of 106 illegal firearms were seized. Two sub-machine guns were seized in 2010,Mychal Kendricks Eagles Jersey, while none was seized in 2009; five rifles were seized in 2010, while two were seized in 2009.“This is an indication that there is still present in our society the propensity of persons to acquire firearms, illegally,” Rohee stated, adding that greater efforts will be made by the law enforcement agencies in 2011 to rid the society of illegal firearms.In a statement,Jason Kelce Eagles Jersey, Rohee said that the Government of Guyana continued to invest robustly in the Guyana Police Force in 2010, with a total of $4.8 billion was allocated for current expenditure, while $0.5 billion was allocated for the acquisition of capital items.The Ministry considers this allocation to be necessary when considering the critical role the Police has to play in ensuring the safety and security of citizens.