I am privileged to welcome you to the UPF headquarters Naguru for the launch of the Annual Crime Report 2024.
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This being my maiden Annual Crime Report as IGP, allow me to first extend my sincere gratitude to H.E. The President of the Republic of Uganda Gen. (Rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for entrusting me with the responsibility of leading the Uganda Police Force.
We note that there was a 4.1% decrease in the number of crimes reported to Police from 228,074 cases in 2023 to 218,715 cases in 2024. I take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to our people who were able to lodge in their complaints at various police stations in 2024. It is these reported complaints that enabled us to compile this Annual Crime Report and be able to assess progress in fulfilling our mandate as enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda.
Apart from my overall role to give strategic guidance and direction to the Police Force, to ensure law and order, one of my tasks as IGP has been to implement the pending directive by H.E. The President of the Republic of Uganda to reorganize the force from being a City/Town based Force, to a Uganda Police Force as envisaged in the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. In so doing, we have started implementing the Sub-county Policing Model where we shall have 18 Police officers at each sub-county. This is aimed at decentralizing the Police services closer to our people, enhancing crime prevention in the communities and enabling quick response to crimes.
In the above reorganization of the force, the priority is on improving the mindset and operational readiness of the personnel to perform their duties including their welfare, housing, health and capacity building to ensure professionalism.
This coupled with adequate anti-crime infrastructure, will position the force to ensure law and order which will enable strategic security, prosperity and socio-economic transformation in the Country.
I wish to commend the good coordination we have built with other stakeholders including the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Judiciary, JLOS, Local Councils, General public, sister security agencies like UPDF, Prisons, ISO, ESO and both local and international organizations. This coordination, cooperation and collaboration explains the achievements we continue to register in dealing with various forms of crime to ensure law and order is maintained.
It is therefore our resolve, that in 2025, my leadership will continue to focus on the above priorities including expanding on the existing anti-crime infrastructure to ensure a professional and people-centered Police for a Safe and Secure Society. I once again encourage the general public to always report cases to the Police because it forms the basis of policing strategies.
As I conclude, I wish to thank the political leadership led by H.E. The President, our line minister and his team in the Police Authority for the leadership and support that is enabling us to focus on the priorities we have embarked on as the Uganda Police Force.
With these remarks, let me take this opportunity therefore to officially launch the Annual Crime Report 2024.
For God and My country.
BYAKAGABA ABAS
Inspector General of Police
