T&T CoP reports sharp drop in murders in 2025

T&T CoP reports sharp drop in murders in 2025

COMMISSIONER of Police Allister Guevarro notes a noticeable decline in murders across Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 compared to 2020 and 2022-2024.“For the year 2025, according to provisional data from the Crime and Problem Analysis Branch, 231 murders have been recorded between the close of January and the fourth of August of this year.“This figure represents a significant decrease when compared to the same period in preceding years. It is a 14.8% reduction when compared to 2020 when there were 271 homicides for the comparable period,” he said.

He said the downward trend reflects the evolution of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), which has increased its use of intelligence-led policing, expanded community patrols, and implemen­ted targeted interventions in high-risk zones.

Addressing the state of emergency (SoE) implemented on July 18, Guevarro clarified that the measure was not intended to address homicide rates but to respond to a specific and credible threat to national security.

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The new government has embarked on a crime plan that will not be published like the dipsticks before.

Why make your plan public so that criminals can look for other ways to make it fail?

That’s an excellent way to hide your inability to come up with a plan… why don’t we do that for tax, economy, oil and gas, hide all plans

Because there are bad folks out there waiting to read plans and come up with ‘solutions’

They’re called ‘lawyers’

In reply to Halliwell

It shows a drop in murders... not records of such by your previous clueless government?
The PNM advertised its crime plan, which all failed.

Lawyers can only work magic is when doofus governments fail to implement proper laws in Parliament, as in the last 10 years of incompetence.


Exxon just agreed to drill in deep water close to Guyana for T&T.
Natural gas is witnessing growth with different corporations with incentives.

A start.

In reply to Halliwell




Plans can't be questioned if no one knows them!

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It is obvious to anyone with even a semblance of common sense that briefs on the economy, taxes, and oil and gas must be presented to parliament.

In light of current criminal activity, it is wise to keep criminals in the dark about the minister's operational playbooks until after they are carried out.

Operational playbooks include deployment patterns, tech specifications, exploit details, timing, and undercover techniques that would undoubtedly aid criminals in adapting.

The minister has hinted in a couple of months we will see if his plans have succeeded.

Take a look at the announcements made by the previous government regarding such plans; they were unsuccessful.

Nice try but you may fool only 1% of the people here

The PLAN is strategic, not deployment plans and tech specs…honestly!

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SoE detention order for girlfriend of Resistance Gang leader

A preventive detention order (PDO) has been issued for Neisha/Nisha Ramkissoon, who has been described as the “love interest” of Resistance Gang leader Robert “R Man” Paul.Although the legal notice, signed by Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander under the current State of Emergency powers, was dated July 30, it was only listed in the Gazette yesterday.It also remained unclear up to last evening if Ramkissoon, who was alleged to be connected to the kidnapping for ransom of Anisha Hosein-Singh in May 2024, had yet been detained by law enforcement agents.According to the gazetted notice, Ramkissoon, also called “Hoggie,” was identified as Paul’s romantic love interest, “who has operational control and leadership of an organised criminal group” also referred to as the Resistance Gang.

The notice claimed, “She has been identified as a trusted member of the gang who is planning, directing, procuring and supervising gang activity for the gang, wherein she has recruited and armed gang members with firearms and provided instructions from the gang leader to engage in acts of kidnapping against the business community and to kill State officials, including members of the TTPS, prison service and the judiciary”It added that Ramkissoon “has been implicated in the kidnapping of a doubles vendor’s daughter for ransom, the killing of a coconut vendor on more than one occasion and the extortion of several businesses in her area.”

“She has been receiving instructions from the incarcerated gang leader to plan and execute criminal enterprises, specifically, to kidnap members of the business community to fund the gang leader’s bail application. She was recently a participant in a communication with others who are planning a coalition of forces to imminently kill public officials, namely police officers, prison officers and members of the Judiciary,” the gazetted notice said.The notice also stated she had armed young members of the gang with weapons and they were now awaiting the instructions of Paul to begin carrying out elements of the plan to execute persons in public with high-powered rifles.“She recently attempted to get narcotics and communication devices into the Teteron Barracks, where the gang leader is being held. Her detention has, therefore, been deemed critical to disrupting these planned acts of violence,” the notice said.The PDO for Ramkissoon’s detention comes days after a senior Resistance Gang member appeared in court charged in connection with a reported plot to kill two defence attorneys.

In reply to Halliwell



If the minister noted he is not telling anyone about his plans about crime and murder, did the PNM advise you it will be the above?
The new COP noted they have been implementing various methods to thwart murders and crime; it has shown improvements according to the latest stats.

208 murders this year, down from 312 during the same time last year.

Ah who pointed out a decade or so, that when PPP, UNC or JLP are in power, there's less crime/criminality?! Quick, I'm waiting for de ansa!

In reply to BeatDball

Go and watch your westerns...

In reply to sgtdjones

Down a third YoY is very good, for folks that said they now have a plan albeit hidden, and who also said it will take a good 18 months to start seeing results

Either they lying or they are so good with their new hidden plan that they even surprise themselves.

Like all statistics, let’s hope the trend is as significant in Q3 and 4 this year.

Down a third is very good, and while 200+ families mourn, at least 100+ are saved that grief, for now.

In reply to Halliwell

The PM noted in her inaugural message she wants crime and murders reduced within 6 months of her mandate, or heads will roll.

In a couple of months we shall see if such was accomplished.

So wait deh,is Miss Ramkissoon ah UNC or a PNM.

In reply to sgtdjones