As head of the LIU - Dawson is trying to forge some functional level of trust between the police and gang members. The Minister believes that the LIU's interventions have had a consequential effect on driving down murders in the Belize District. While correlation is not causation, Minister Musa was quick to claim a win for the LIU - which comes under his ministry:



We note that - while murders are down so far for 2022 - major crime is up overall by almost 20% - with burglaries recording the greatest rise, particularly in September and October.

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