Urban crime trends and patterns in Ghana: The case of Accra

Developing Accra for All? The story behind Africa's largest millennium city

“…However, looking at the characteristics of the offenders, the story begins to look different. According to Appiahene-Gyamfi (2003), 96 percent of offenders are young males, aged between 18 and 36. The average age of murder suspects, for example, is 24 years.…”

Property Offenses in Ghana: The Case of Burglary Trends and Patterns in Accra

“…The problems associated with data accessibility and reliability, the absence of self-report, victimization surveys, police efficiency and resources, police-citizenry ratio and relationship, and Ghana's inability to document native court proceedings (most of which are crimes) have been discussed extensively in previous essays (Appiahene-Gyamfi, 1998, 2003a, 2003b. These limitations hinder discussion of the crime situation in Accra and Ghana.…”

Crime Analysis and Conventional Policing Strategies: Evidence from a Community in the Western Region, Ghana

“…The heightening level of crime in Ghana as observed by Appiahene-Gyamfi (2003) and in particular the rise in organized crime has presented a huge threat to social security, good governance and economic development (Antwi, 2015). The situation according to Appiahene-Gyamfi (2003) has been catalyzed by rigid government centralization and bureaucracy that serves a barrier to police responsiveness to crime, a declining economy with low levels of employment, income and crime opportunities fostered by social changes such as the growth of social media. Avuyi (2017) also laments that the Ghanaian society has increasingly been threatened by heightened criminality such as murder-related crimes, robberies and burglaries, rape and defilement, violence-related crimes and assault, fraudulent acts and drug-related crimes.…”

“…The problem to be resolved by this study is the identification of shortcomings and constraints pertaining to the use of crime analysis as an effective policing tool in the Ghana Police Service (GPS). The increasing levels of crime in Ghana as cited in Avuyi (2017) and Appiahene-Gyamfi (2003) makes an emphatic case for crime managers and analysts of the GPS to assume a more focused approach to crime management. The general agreement in both the academic and social spheres as well as in law enforcement, policing and crime management circles is that adopting a proactive approach to crime management is more effective and less costly than a reactive approach and this is what all police services around the world are aiming to achieve.…”