The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has released its comprehensive annual report revealing contrasting public safety trends for the year 2025. While serious criminal activities witnessed a substantial decline, road traffic fatalities showed a concerning increase compared to previous year’s statistics.
According to official data compiled from January 1 to December 31, 2025, Guyana experienced a remarkable 25.5% reduction in serious crimes, dropping from 1,235 reported cases in 2024 to 920 cases last year. This significant decrease encompassed multiple major offense categories including robbery, burglary, break-and-enter incidents, larceny, rape, and kidnapping cases, indicating widespread improvement in crime prevention efforts nationwide.
Conversely, road safety statistics presented a more complex picture. The report documented 124 fatal accidents throughout 2025, resulting in 137 road traffic deaths. This represents a 3.7% increase from the 132 fatalities recorded in 2024 from 117 fatal accidents. Despite this rise in fatal incidents, other accident categories including serious, minor, and damage-only collisions all showed reductions, contributing to an overall decline in total road accidents from 2,405 in 2024 to 2,177 in 2025.
The GPF addressed previous delays in releasing these statistics, explaining that annual crime and traffic data undergo a rigorous structured process of compilation, verification, and approval before public dissemination. While provisional data had been presented during the Christmas policing briefing in November 2025, the reporting year had not yet been formally closed at that time, and figures required final verification across all divisions.
Police authorities reaffirmed their commitment to sustained crime-fighting strategies, enhanced community engagement initiatives, and proactive policing measures as they continue working toward ensuring comprehensive safety and security for all citizens.