Roger Alexander. Photo: T&T Parliament
ONLY one in three crimes reported between May and September 2025 was solved by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), according to figures disclosed in the Senate on Friday.
Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander, responding to a question from Opposition Senator Melanie Roberts-Radgman, said that 33 per cent of the 4,494 crimes reported over the five-month period were detected by the police.
Based on data supplied by the Commissioner of Police, Alexander said the number of reported crimes across all divisions was:
- May 2025 – 928
- June 2025 – 919
- July 2025 – 1,056
- August 2025 – 842
- September 2025 – 749
The number of detected offences for the same period was:
- May 2025 – 257
- June 2025 – 315
- July 2025 – 355
- August 2025 – 305
- September 2025 – 272
Alexander said this amounted to an overall detection rate of roughly 33 per cent.
14 drownings between May and September
Separately, Minister of Defence Wayne Sturge reported a spike in drownings between May and September 2025, with 14 deaths recorded.
Responding to another question from Roberts-Radgman, Sturge said:
- Five drownings occurred at Mayaro
- Six at Toco
- One at Los Iros, beyond the designated patrol area
- Two at Maracas
Sturge said the cluster of incidents was unusual,
He said, “We have not had such a spike either before or since the period identified in the question and there is, therefore, I am instructed, no need for any change to the existing signage and arrangements.”
