South East, South West Zones Record Lowest Crime Rate, NBS
Ensuring Data Transparency: Tinubu Govt Debuts With CESPS
With its administration goal of running an all-inclusive data-driven socio-economic agenda, the Tinubu administration through
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that South East and South West Zones of the country recording lowest incidence in crime experience with 6.2m and 6.9m respectively.
According to the reports, it was followed by North East which recorded 7.9m, North Central 8.8m and North West ranked highest with 14.4m incidence crime rate.
The latest statistics, which is called Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS), is a novel concept that seeks to ensure that information rolled out to the public are data-driven, but not on conjectures or mere assumptions.
The news concept is tailored towards reporting issues within the polity that are data-backed.
The Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) in its first report on its debut has released the below data based on survey conducted across the six (6) geopolitical zones in the country.
However, it is instructive to state without equivocation that the report released by the NBS is a pointer to the several efforts of the current administration in addressing the security challenges ubiquitous in the country. Unlike what obtained in the preceding year 2023 where crime incidences were pronounced high and at a crescendo, the 2024 report largely revealed the synergy between all relevant security architectures of the country – including military and paramilitary agencies, not forgetting private sector collaborations fostered by the Renewed Hope administration of Mr. President.
