Balaka registers 22% crime decrease in 2020
* 683 criminal cases recorded in 2020 compared to 872 in 2019 * Attributed to intensive day and night patrols, stiffer custodial sentences by the courts By Mary Makhiringa, MANA Balaka Police Station has disclosed that the district registered a 22% crime decrease in the just ended year compared to 2019. The police station’s Research and Planning Officer, Sub-Inspector Mercy Mkondiwa disclosed that 683 criminal cases were recorded in 2020 compared to 872 cases in 2019. Mkondiwa attributed the…