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E Twelve, Article 212thatstipulatesthefunctionsofforceas: The Uganda Police Force draws its mandate from the constitution of Uganda Chapter (d) (c) (b) (a) nership withthepublic,inordertopromote development “To secure life and property in a committed and Professional manner, in part- Police Force;gearedtowardsaCrimefreesociety”. “An Enlightened, Motivated, Community Oriented, Accountable and Modern lished underthisConstitutionandwiththepopulationgenerally. to cooperate with the civilian authority and other security organs estab- to preventanddetectcrime; to preservelawandorder; to protectlifeandproperty; Mandate Mission Vision
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ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING MACRO STRUCTURE FOR THE UGANDA POLICE FORCE R C V E ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING MACRO STRUCTURE FOR THE UGANDA POLICE FORCE E
Inspector General of Police Police Authority
Deputy Inspector General of Police
Chief of Joint Staff
Directorate of Police Fire Directorate of Human Rights Directorate of Operations Directorate of Traffic & Prevention and Rescue and Legal Services Road Safety Services
Directorate of ICT Directorate of Counter Directorate of Police Health Directorate of INTERPOL Terrorism Services and International Relations
Directorate of Political Directorate of Police Welfare Commissariat Directorate of Criminal Directorate of Logistics and Investigations Engineering
Directorate of Peace Support Directorate of Research, Directorate of HRA Directorate of Forensic Operations Planning and Development Services
Directorate of Crime Directorate of HRD Field Force Unit Kampala Metropolitan Police Intelligence ii
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING MACRO STRUCTURE FOR THE UGANDA POLICE FORCE
Inspector General of Police Police Authority
Deputy Inspector General of Police
Chief of Joint Staff
Directorate of Police Fire Directorate of Human Rights Directorate of Operations Directorate of Traffic & Prevention and Rescue and Legal Services Road Safety Services
Directorate of ICT Directorate of Counter Directorate of Police Health Directorate of INTERPOL Terrorism Services and International Relations
Directorate of Political Directorate of Police Welfare Commissariat Directorate of Criminal Directorate of Logistics and Investigations Engineering
Directorate of Peace Support Directorate of Research, Directorate of HRA Directorate of Forensic Operations Planning and Development Services
Directorate of Crime Directorate of HRD Field Force Unit Kampala Metropolitan Police Intelligence ii
Deputy Inspector GeneralofPolice Inspector GeneralofPolice Maj. Gen.SabiitiMuzeeyi JM OkothOchola(Esq)
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E Dir. Counter Terrorism POLICE TOPMANAGEMENT ASATPOLICE 31 Dir. Operations AIGP ANDREW SOROWEN AIGP J. A. BAKASUMBA Dir. CriminalInvestigations AIGP GRACE AKULLO AIGP Dir. Duties Special Chief ofJointStaff ST ST DECEMBER, 2019 Dir. Political Chief Commissar AIGP CHRISTOPHER Dir. CrimeIntelligence AIGP ASAN KASINGYE DAMULIRA Dir. Human Resource Administration AIGP STEVEN KASIIMA Dir. TrafficRoad & Safety Dir. &Engineering Logistics POLICE TOPMANAGEMENT ASATPOLICE 31 AIGP GODFREY KAMUNANWIRE BANGIRANA AIGP JESSE Dir. Research, Planning &Dev’t Dir. Human Resources Dev’t AIGP EDWARD OCHOM Dir. Services Fire &Rescue AIGP GODFREY K. AIGP JOSEPH GOLOOBA MUGISA ST DECEMBER,2019 Dir. INTERPOL &Int’l Relations Dir. Peace Support Operations Dir. Police Health Services AIGP HAJJI MOSES TURYAGUMANAWE BYARUHANGA BALIMWYO AIGP MOSES AIGP GRACE
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 Annual Crime Report - 2019 INTERPOL SpecialRepresentative Attaché Uganda’s HighComm. CP FELIXBARYAMWISAKI
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 Annual Crime Report - 2019 and 3,459wereminor. from 12,805 in 2018 to 12,858 in 2019, out of which 3,407 were fatal, 5,992 were serious reported crashes of number the in increase 0.4% a was There Safety: Road and Traffic false callsaboutfireemergencies. resources andtime for theForce.Iurge thecitizensofourcountrytodesistfrommaking Directorate, this does not only put the lives of our officers in danger but is also a waste of Services Rescue and Fire the by to responded calls false 2019. 24 in were handled There emergencies fire of cases in decrease 1.9% a was There emergencies: rescue and Fire charged accordingly, andothershavebeensentencedtodeathbyhanging. and arrested members their dismantled, were syndicates criminal ten of total a 2019, in Metropolitan Policing Area, GreaterMasaka,andBusogaareas.Iamhappy toreportthat Organised criminal syndicates committed heinous crimes within the regions of Kampala whom beingthegirlchild. This isunacceptable. defilement cases by 11.4% from 2018, a total of 13,682 children were defiled, majority of Defilement still poses a big problem to the Police. In 2019, whereas there was decrease in cases. relative increase incasesofhomicide,cybercrimesandcorruptionrelated There was Police Forceandcontinuedsupportfromoursistersecurityagenciestofightcrime. the GovernmentofUgandatotackle crime, efforts ofthemenandwomenUganda by efforts deliberate to due is This cases 2019. in 238,746 reported cases 215,224 from to 2018 Police in reported to reported crimes of volume the in decrease 9.8% a was There 2019. for report safety traffic/road and crime the you to present to pleased am I make surethatournationissecure. to crime of forms all fight us Let crimes. of forms all prevent to order in stakeholders Thus, the responsibility of fighting crime is a joint task of Police Force, citizens and other Safety inUganda. detection of crime, keeping lawandorder, andmaintenance of overallSecurityandPublic The roleoftheUgandaPoliceForceisprotectionlifeandproperty, preventionand i IPage
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E FORE WORD 28 Inspector GeneralofPolice. JM OkothOchola(Esq) For GodandMyCountry. tireless efforts amidstchallengesoffightingcrime.Keepupthespirit. Finally, myappreciation goes to all men and women ofthe Uganda Police Force foryour together thiswork. Management Department and all UPF records officers throughout the country for putting My appreciation goes toUgandaPolice top management, Director CID, CrimeData for theircontinuedsupportinthefightagainstcrime. I wishtoextendmyappreciationinstitutions,andallotherpartners to thepublic,JLOS Uganda PoliceForceinensuringasafeandsecureforusall. Special thanks gototheH.EPresidentforhisunendingguidance and supporttothe Police Headquarters,Naguru. th April, 2020
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Kitgum Gulu Amuru Agago Pader Omoro Nwoya Lamwo Rubirizi Mitooma Bushenyi Buhweju Luuka Kamuli Kaliro Buyende Sheema BUKEDI EAST KYOGA viii. viii. vii. vii. vii. GREATER MASAKA iii. iii. iii. vi. vi. vi. ix. ix. iv. iv. iv. ii. ii. ii. x. v. v. v. i. i. i.
Butebo Tororo Pallisa Kibuku Butaleja Busia Budaka Kalaki Soroti Serere Ngora Kumi Kapelebyong Katakwi Kaberamaido Bukedea Amuria Kyotera Ssembabule Rakai Masaka Lyantonde Lwengo Kalungu Kalangala Bukomansimbi KATONGA KIIRA KMP SOUTH MT. MOROTO iii. iii. iii. iii. vi. iv. iv. ii. ii. ii. ii. v. v. i. i. i. i.
Gomba Butambala Mpigi Jinja East-Kakira Jinja Central-Jinja wenge Jinja North-Bu- Nsangi Division Entebbe Division sion CPS KampalaDivi Katwe Division Kajjansi Division Kabalagala Division Nabilatuk Napak Nakapiripirit Moroto Amudat - KIDEPO KMP EAST NORTH KYOGA viii. vii. iii. iii. vi. ix. iv. iv. iii. iii. iv. iv. ii. ii. ii. ii. v. RWENZORI EAST v. i. i. i. i.
Karenga Kotido Kaabong Abim Mukono Kira RoadDivision Kira Division Jinja RoadDivision Naggalama Division Kwania Kole Dokolo Apac Amolatar Alebtong Oyam Otuke Lira Division Katwe-Kabatooro Kasese Division Hima Division Bwera Division KIGEZI KMP NORTH NORTH WESTNILE iv. iii. RWENZORI WEST viii. vii. ii. vii. iii. vi. iv. iii. iii. vi. vi. i. iv. iv. ii. ii. ii. v. v. v. i. i. i. i.
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Nakaseke Nakasongola Luweero Mityana Kyankwanzi Kiboga Kassanda Mubende SIPI WEST NILE vii. iii. iii. vi. iv. ii. ii. v. i. i.
Kween Kapchorwa Bukwo Madi Okolo Pakwach Zombo Nebbi Maracha Koboko Arua 3.3. KasoloCoporiyamu alias Arsenal CriminalGroup 3.2. Mwebaze–Kakuru CriminalGang(Lyantonde Gang)������������������������������������������� 3.1. NkurunzizaSam CriminalGang. 3.0. Introduction IN 2019 ORGANISED CRIMINAL SYNDICATES BUSTED THREE: CHAPTER 2.6. Abuse ofBail ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ previous years����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2.5. Convictionssecuredin2019someofthehigh-profilecasesreported 2.4. SuccessStoriesof Anti-Crime Infrastructure 2.3. Firearmsand Ammunitions in2019 2.2. MonthlyCrime Trend ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2.1. CrimeRatein2019 2.0. Introduction CHAPTER TWO: CASEMANAGEMENT 1.2 CrimeCategories 1.1 CrimeDistribution 1.0 Introduction CHAPTER ONE:CRIME ANALYSIS ACRONYM CLASS OFDRIVINGPERMITSINUGANDA ��������������������������������������������������������� DEFINITIONS LISTOF TABLES ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� LIST OFFIGURES TABLE OFCONTENTS������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� FORE WORD�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������
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103 107 108 108 105 104 100 109 101 118 118 116 115 87 83 82 81 88 80 88 79 78 77 91 97 92 89 88 Figure 13: Time ofCrashes Figure 12:FatalitiesbyRoadUserCategory in2019 Syndicate Figure 11. IllustrationshowingBundibugyo –Kibiito/BunyangabuKaseseCriminal Figure 10:IllustrationshowingQueenElizabethNationalParkCriminalSyndicate Figure 9:IllustrationshowingKyengera-NsangiCriminalSyndicate Figure 8:IllustrationshowingIganga–Kamuli-EntebbeCriminalSyndicate Figure 7:IllustrationshowingBuloba-Kitezi Figure 6:IllustrationshowingSsezibwa/Kampala/Romiwine Figure 5:IllustrationshowingSsemivumbiMuize Figure 4:IllustrationshowingKasoloCoporiyamuCriminalSyndicate Figure 3:IllustrationshowingMwebaze-KakuruCriminalSyndicate Figure 2:IllustrationshowingNkurunzizaSamCriminalSyndicate Figure 1:MonthlyCrime Trend ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� LIST OF FIGURES APPENDICES 7.4. Conclusion������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7.3. Recommendations 7.2. Strategies 7.1. Challenges 7.0. Introduction: RECOMMENDATIONSCONCLUSION AND CHAPTER SEVEN:CHALLENGES,STRATEGIES, 6.8. Inspectorateof Vehicles (IOV)������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 6.7. Traffic Offences in2019 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 Annual Crime Report - 2019 Table 30:Brea Table 29:Districts/Divisionsleading inEconomiccrimes Table 28:RegionsleadinginEconomic Crimes Table 27:BreakdownofEconomic Crimes Table 26:District/Division leadinginDomestic Violence Table 25:Regions leadinginDomestic Violence Table 24:Comparison ofothersexrelatedoffences ������������������������������������������������������� Table 23:District/Division leadinginRape Table 22:Regions leadinginRape Table 21:District/DivisionleadinginDefilement Table 20:RegionsleadinginDefilement Table 19:CategoryofDefilers Table 18: Victims ofDefilementby AgeGroup������������������������������������������������������������� Table 17:District/DivisionwithhighestnumberofCommon Assaults ������������������������� Table 16:RegionsleadinginCommon Assaults ������������������������������������������������������������ Table 15:Districtsleadingin Aggravated Assaults (General)���������������������������������������� Table 14:Regionsleadingin Aggravated Assaults (General)���������������������������������������� Table 13:Breakdownofassaultcases Table 12:District/DivisionleadinginCattleStealing. Table 11: RegionalleadinginCattleStealing Table 10:CattleStealing Table 9:District/Divisionleadingin Theft ofMotorcycles Table 8:Regionsleadingin Theft ofMotorcycles Table 7:District/Divisionwithhighestnumberof Theft ofMotor Vehicle Table 6:Regionswithhighestnumberof Theft ofMotor Vehicle Table 5:Districts/Divisionsleadingin Theft ofMobilePhones Table 4:Regionsleadingin Theft ofMobilePhones Table 3:District/Divisionswithhighestnumberoftheftcases Table 2:Regionswithhighestnumberoftheftcases Table 1:CrimesReportedbyCategory LIST OFLIST TABLES
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 Annual Crime Report - 2019 DEFINITIONS Heavy motor car which is constructed or adapted for use for conveyance of goods, or Heavy motor carwhichisconstructed oradaptedfor useforconveyance ofgoods, Heavy goodsvehicle: burden ofanydescription. Heavy motorcarwhich isconstructedoradaptedforuse conveyance of goodsor Goods vehicle: result ofinjuriessustainedintheaccident. Death occurring at the scene of the accident and, or within one year and one day as a Fatal Accident: equipment. on aroad,doesnotcarryanyloadgreater than suchasisnecessaryforitspropulsion or constructed forthespecialpurposesofengineeringoperationswhich,whereproceeding Movable plant or equipment being a self-propelled vehicle or trailer designed or Engineering plant: the towingvehicle. saddle animalsonaroad;andinrelation to atowedvehicle, means apersonwhodrives relation to animals, means a person who guides cattle, singular or in herds, or flocks, pack in charge ofamotorvehicle (including a cycle) or aninstructorofalearner driver. In In relation Driver: The establishmentastowhetherornotoffence(s) havebeencommitted. Detection: Is theincidenceofcrimeper100,000people. Crime Rate: Is anact,omissionorattemptinviolationofcriminallaw. Crime: Is apersonbelow18yearsofage(ChildrenStatute1997). Child /Juvenile: Person whosustainsaslight,seriousorfatalinjury. Casualty (Victim): A personaged18yearsandabove,aspertheConstitutionofUganda. Adult: Severity isalsousedtorankaccidents Determined by or classified according to themostseverecasualty involved in anaccident. Accident Severity: xiii
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 Annual Crime Report - 2019 The numberofcasesreportedbyadetective atagivenpointintime. Workload: A personwhoisoffended asaresultofcriminalact. Victim: mals; orbetweenvehiclesandfixedobstacles Crashes between vehicles; between vehicles and pedestrians; between vehicles and ani- Traffic Accident: medical treatment. nal injuries, crashing, burns, severe cuts and lacerations or severe general shock requiring ing injurieswhetherornotthepersonisadmitted in hospital:fractures,concussion,inter follow- the of any or „in-patient‟, an as hospital in admitted is person a which for Injury Serious Injury: concussion, internalinjuries,crashing,severecutsandlacerations. following injuries whether or not one isadmitted in the hospital, or sustains: fractures, Accident in whichapersonisadmitted in the hospital as an“in-patient” or anyofthe Serious Accident: The numberofpeoplelivinginaparticulargeographicalareaorlocation. Population (human): Any persontravellingonfoot Pedestrian: cranks solelybythemuscularenergy ofthepersonridingit. Any vehicle which hasatleast2wheelsispropelled by meansofpedals, orhand Pedal cycle: motor vehicle. tor vehicle at the time of theaccident, provided aportionofthe person isin,oronthe Any person,otherthanthedriver, whoisin,on,boarding,entering or falling from amo- Passenger: xv I Page
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E - CLASS OF DRIVINGPERMITSINUGANDA Class I:Hovervehicles Class F:Pedestriancontrolledvehicles Class H:Tractors Class DL:Lightomnibuses Class G:Engineeringplant Class CH:Heavygoodsvehicles Class E:Combinationofvehicles Class CM:Mediumgoodsmotorvehicles&heavytractors Class DH:Heavyomnibuses Class B:Motorcarsanddualpurposevehicles Class DM:Mediumomnibuses Class A:Motorcycles Page Ixvi
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 Annual Crime Report - 2019 This decreaseincrimes2019isattributedtosomeofthefollowingdeliberateactions; Reasons for thedecrease incrimesreported in2019 from Police to reported 238,746 casesreportedin2018to215,2242019. crimes of volume the in decrease 9.8% a was there 2019, In performance thereportisarrangedinsevendifferent chapters. and management case increase, with crimes decrease, with crimes indicating 2019, for The executive summary covers in brief, the content of the 200 paged Annual Crime Report PREAMBLE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY cases. 51Districts/Divisions didnotregisteranycaseofmotor vehiclethefts. 65 with Division Kawempe and cases 71 with Division Road Kira by followed cases, 78 while cases 198 with East District/Divisions with highest number of reported theft cases were Katwe Division with KMP and cases 231 with North KMP by followed cases, Theft ofMotor Vehicle: of motorcycleshadadecrease7.8%. Theft caseswere spreadthroughouttheregions. thefts and decrease 4.4% a had vehicles motor of thefts 9.2%, of decrease a had phone Mobile of Thefts decrease. 9.4% as a giving cases) 2018 (55,704 in reported theft cases to 61,533 to due compared were 2019 in reported cases the all of 25.8% Thefts: These are; In 2019,theUgandaPoliceForceregisteredadecreasein31crimeareas. CRIMES WITH DECREASESIN2019 xix IPage
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Improve timeofresponsebyPoliceinsituationsemergencies, suspected robbed/stolenpropertyanddismantlingmarketsforsuchitems, Conducting operations targeting criminal hideouts andplaces,recoveryof of cases,and Continued support fromsistersecurity agencies inrespondingandinvestigation convicted whileothersareonremand. criminal syndicates weredismantled, with theirmembersarrested,charged and country.ten in 2019, dismantled and were criminal gangs 18 a totalof 2018, In Busting anddismantling of organised criminal syndicates throughout the to enhancesupervisionofcases. Provision of resources like motor vehicles to the force and Regional CID officers Continued communitysensitisationagainstengagingincrime, Government investmentinanti–crimeinfrastructure, Theft of motor vehicle was highest in KMP South with 267 with South KMP in highest was vehicle motor of Theft victims duetothefollowing; of number highest the had years 17 – 15 of category age the country, the Throughout Aggravated Assault (General) Aggravated Assault 2018, givinga12.1%decrease. Assaults: 132 cases.FiveDistrictsdidnotregisteranycaseofmotorcycletheftsduringtheyear District with Lira and cases 153 with Mbarara by followed cases, 172 with highest Arua the registered cases. 304 with Nile West and cases 333 with South KMP by followed cases, 357 with KMPNorth in highest was motorcycles of Theft ofmotorcycles:Theft Common Assaults 156 cases. with Mbarara and cases 174 with Tororoby followed cases, 252 with general) assaults aggravated of cases of number highest the had District Otuke cases. 431 with Rwizi and region registered the highest number with 649 cases, Kyoga followed by North decrease. Albertine 6.0% with 440 a cases giving 2018, in cases 6,584 to compared reported were Victims ofDefilementby AgeGroup cases, 317 with number highest followed byKamuliwith274cases. the registered District Mbale while cases 922 with Defilements were highest in the region of East Kyoga with 945 cases, followed by Elgon juveniles and241weremalejuveniles. female were 13,441 whom, of 2019, in defiled were children 13,682 decrease. 11.4% Defilement: 13,613 cases were reported in 2019 compared to 15,366 cases in 2018, giving and Agago with583cases.Casesofassaultwerespreadthroughouttheregions. Division had the highest number of cases with 960, followed by Kyenjojo with 592 cases 2,321 cases, followed by East Kyoga with 1,869 cases and Aswa with 1,759 cases. Katwe with Kyoga North of regions the in highest Common was Assaults 6.5%. by decreased No. of VictimsNo. Age Group iii. ii. i. Some of the girls are defiled in the process of doing domestic chores especially chores domestic doing of process the in defiled are girls the of Some considered readyfor marriage, Some culturalnorms stillpracticedwhohavedeveloped breastsare where girls Adolescent agewhere manyyounggirlsaretakenadvantageof, and n 09 3,9 css ee eotd oprd o 633 ae rpre in reported cases 36,323 to compared reported were cases 31,895 2019, In 0-8 YEARS
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E IPage there was a 4.7% decrease in murder by shooting, 12.3% decrease in murder in decrease 12.3% shooting, by murder in decrease 4.7% a was there 132.012kgs and 100 rolled sticks of narcotics were seized at Entebbe A total of 85 cases were registered during the A A total of 345 cases of land related crimes were reported in 2019 in reported were crimes related land of cases 345 of total Land Fraud Cases:A adults were the majority of victims of transnational trafficking compared to other gender. Female adults). male 26 and adults female 314 juveniles, male 02 juveniles, female (42 13 male juveniles and 04 female adults) while 384 were victims of transnational trafficking juveniles, female (54 trafficking internal of victims were 71 victims, 455 the Of 2018. in There was a total of 455 victims of trafficking in persons in 2019 compared to 650 victims trafficking were30whileincidentsoftransnational traffickingwere90. were registered during the year 2019 as compared to 286 in 2018 in 286 to compared as 2019 year the during registered were Trafficking Persons: in A persons in trafficking to related incidents 120 of number total and werestillpendingincourt. in 2018, giving a decrease of 37.5%. By the end of the year, 02 cases were taken to court n 6 On different seven nationalities. from were suspects 11 other and Ugandans were 13 these of Airport, A total of 24 suspects were arrested for trafficking of narcotics at the Entebbe International 2019 and31.7Kgsin2018,anincreaseof91.37Kgs. Terrorism: a totalofUgx.414,940,000,USD1,035,000,andPounds700. were still missing by the end alleged of the year. the In 2019, alleged kidnappers by demanded as ransom, released/abandoned were victims 03 while themselves by resurfaced self-kidnap of victims/suspects 48 kidnapers, victims 64 Police, by rescued and tracked were victims 57 killed, were victims 13 these, Of kidnap. of victims as registered were compared to 184 cases reported in 2018, giving a 13.5% decrease. A total of 185 persons country the throughout reported were Kidnap of cases 159 of total a 2019, In Kidnap: in 2018,givinga61.7%decrease.Incitementtoviolencewasthehighestwith152cases. reported cases 442 to compared 2019 of end the by Police to reported were Offences Media and Political/Electoral of cases 169 of total A Political/Electoral andMediaOffences: with 43cases. Kitgum and cases 48 with Dokolo by followed cases, 60 with Gulu was number highest Police to reported were arson of cases compared to 1,614 2,196 cases reported in 2018, giving a of 26.5% decrease. The District with the total a 2019, of end the By Arson: were 5,505,954,200 Ugx. destroyed. to equivalent 1,500,260 USD at valued narcotics assorted th Ags 21 a Naba oie arcs n apl Dsrc, 0.2 g of kgs 105.02 District, Kampala in Barracks Police Nsambya at 2019 August
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 Annual Crime Report - 2019 districts did notregisteranycase ofcattle theft namely Buikwe, Karenga, Old Kampala cases with 387, followed by Nakasongola with 162 cases and Tororo with 158 cases. of Four number highest the registered District Kiruhura cases. 508 with Albertine and cases 527 Kyoga North by followed 945, with cases of number highest the had region Rwizi donkey. Outofthe22,064animalsstolen,cattletheftwasleadingwith11,442. Types ofanimal stolen underthiscategory of crime are cattle, goats, sheep,pigsand being tracedbytheendof2019. still are 12,931 while recovered were 9,133 which of out stolen, were animals 22,064 of 7.0%. Atotal of increase an showing 2018, in reported cases 7,161 to compared review Cattle stealing: A total of 7,665 cases of cattle stealing were reported in the period under In theyear201p,UPFregisteredincreasein10crimeareas. CRIMES WITH INCREASESIN2019 these, 31weremalewhile15female. Of handled. emergencies the during rescued were lives 46 of number year,a the During false callsrespondedtowere10. and 38 were brigade the of arrival before handled calls 201, were handled calls Actual 2018. in emergenciescases rescue 252 249 to of compared total handled a were 2019, In fires. Ofthosewhodiedin2019,10weremalesand36females 2019. A total of 46 persons died in 2019 compared to 32 persons who died in 2018 due to The numbe 163 incidentsamongothers. with buildings commercial and incidents 268 with structures wattle and shift/mud make by followed incidents, 314 with structures residential in occurred fires the of most 2019, In incidents. 434 with established not causes and incident 01 with lightening incidents, 03 with welding incidents, 04 with Sparks incidents, 04 had heating over incidents, 18 with arson incidents, 87 registering to unattended left appliances electrical incidents, 91 with circuit short Electrical incidents, 170 187incidents, with wax stoves/candle charcoal with by followed tonegligence attributed mainly were incidents fire of causes The giving a1.9%decrease. Fire Emergency: Out ofthese,39weregenuinetitleswhile03forged titles. recovered. were titles of certificates 42 recovered. was 282,000,000 Ugx. these, of out A total of Ugx.3,120,993,000waslost as a result of obtaining money by false pretenses, compared to478casesreportedin2018,givinga27.8%decrease. xxv IPage
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 Annual Crime Report - 2019 Here below are activities carried out by some of the key Directorate and Specialised Units SPECIALISED UNITS ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY SUPPORT DIRECTORATE AND for drivercompetence atthevarioustestingcentresthroughout thecountry. countrywide indicating a decrease of 08% from 2018. 117,315 learner drivers were tested inspected were vehicles accident 16,939 scheme. penalty express under fined and 2019 in committed offences various the for arrested were offenders traffic 181,960 of Atotal those thatsustainedminorinjuriesreduced by1%. of 02%. Persons killed increased by 05%, persons seriously injured increased by 1% and increase an 2019, in crashes from casualties 14,690 were minor.There were 3,459 and from 12,805 in 2018 to 12,858 in 2019, out of which 3,407 were fatal, 5,992 were serious reported crashes of number the in increase 0.4% a was There Traffic Safety: Road and 19,057,808,390 wasrecoveredfromsuspects. compared to 648 cases in 2018 giving a 18.5% increase. Wildlife exhibits valued at Ugx. Wildlife Crimes: A total of 768 cases under UWA statute were reported to Police in 2019 during theyear2019. 1,352,000,000 Ugx. recovered Police by supported Unit Anti-Corruption House State were reportedin2018. Corruption: ii. i. There weretwomajorcategoriesofcybercrimeshandledin2019. obtained Ugx8,300,000fraudulently. and personalities high-profile of names the in accounts Facebook created perpetrators Computer Material reported in 2019. There was an increase in cases of personation where harassment and defamation andthere was nocaseofpornographyandUnauthorisedModification of Cyber in decrease a however was There recovered. was 51,890,000 Ugx. to 198 cases reported in 2018, leading to a loss of Ugx. 11,446,603,500 in 2019 in which Cybercrimes: A total of 248 cases were reported during the period under review compared 21 Districts/Divisiondidnotregisteranycaseofmurderbymobaction. with 19cases. cases of mob action were Mbarara with 25, followed by of Arua with 24 cases and Luweero number highest with Districts/Divisions 47. with East Busoga and 52 with Masaka xxvii IPage
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d. c. b. a. Robbed Motorcycles: Forestry products recovered under NFA were recovered. in 2019,1,916wererecovered. ,6 asre ehbt wr rcvrd y s o Cnn takn i various cases throughoutthecountryin2019. in tracking Canine of use by recovered were exhibits assorted 1,469 Exhibits recovered through canine operations againstcriminalsthroughoutthecountry. various the during recovered were ammunitions 1,048 and guns 137 2019, In Recovered Gunsand Ammunition recovered. Stolen Animals: Bank afteracasewasreportedandtheaccountsblocked. Ugx. which in 2019 in DFCU 11,446,603,500at salvaged was 160,166,003 recovered. Ugx. was Aof 51,890,000 total Ugx. of loss a to led Cybercrimes Recovery ofmoneystolenthrough Cybercrime cattle rustlinginMorotoDistrict.87animalswererecovered. Robbed Animals: and Ugx.150,097,600wasrecovered. In Recovery ofmoneylostthrough Aggravated RobberyofCash In casesofcorruption,Ugx.1,352,000,000 wasrecoveredasfollows; cases of aggravated robbery of cash, a total of Ugx. 3,285,923,200 was robbed d. c. b. a. Alleged financial impropriety of funds by officials of National Lotteries National of officials by funds of impropriety financial Alleged and Ugx161,000,000 wasrecoveredandpaidbacktothevictims. For Youth projectin Westerninterventions were made UgandaatNAADS, of trafficking. Consultants, Ugx. 348,000,000 was recovered and paid back to the victims East Middle of officials by pretenses false by money obtaining Alleged Ugx. officials, Bank Uganda 16,000,000 wasrecovered.Casepending in court. by Post impropriety financial Alleged 26 assortedtoolswereimpounded. 30 piecesoftimberwereimpounded,and 1,222 piecesoflogswereimpounded, 1,546 bagsofcharcoalwereimpounded, f h 2,6 aias eotd tln n 09 913 were 9,133 2019, in stolen reported animals 22,064 the Of In 2019, 193 animals were robbed during the two incidents of Of the 530 motorcycles reported robbed in 2019, 196 2019, in robbed reported motorcycles 530 the Of OF INTERPOL &INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BYCOLLECTED FUNDS SAFETY& ROAD TRAFFIC DIRECTORATEAND OTHERS. BYCOLLECTED FINES POLICE ATTACHEDOTHER IN AGENCIES AMONG attributed to; Of Reasons for thesubmissionoffewcasestocourt cases werestillpendingincourt. 40,085 while dismissed were cases 11,472 and acquitted were cases 1,151 convictions, By the end of 2019; 74,810 cases were taken to court, out of which 22,105 cases secured CASE MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE COURT FINE AFTER CONVICTION iii. xii. ii. ii. i. i. In 2019courtawardedfinesofUgx.1,120,712,500. 215,224 vehicle verificationcertificatesamountingtoUgx.16,416,000. and342motor Ugx.2,945,076,000 to amounting Conduct Good of certificates 59,356 issued Relations International INTERPOLand of Directorate the 2019, In Ugx. 3,908,740,000waspaidunder Traffic ExpressPenaltyScheme. Express Penalty Scheme: 181,960 tickets were issued to traffic offenders. A total of Ugx 13,000,000waspaidforillegalsandminingunderNEMA, Ugx. 24,150,000waspaidforNoisePollutionunderNEMA, Water LossandPolicePreventionUnit, through Corporation WaterNational Sewerage to and paid was 352,317,000 Ugx. iii. ii. i. (a) Under pyramidschemes, n uaici Rsucs t; g. 0,0,0 ws rzn n their on frozen was 709,000,000 accounts whileUgx.47,000,000wasrecovered. Ugx. Ltd; Resources Dunamiscoin In cases reported to Police in 2019, in Police to reported cases Delay of expert reports to help the DPP/RSA form an opinion. Some and of these interest loose complainants/victims withdraw casesbefore beingtakentocourt, and reported are cases Where or arrested suspects areabroadwaiting forextraditionordeportation, not identified, not are suspects and reported are cases Where consolidated funds. and Gamings Board, Ugx. 782,000,000 was recovered and returned to the 74,810 casesweretaken to court. This is Page Ixxx
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Cases reportedandlaterpartiesareadvisedtoseekcivilremedies, died ofnaturalcauses, Cases reported as suspected murder and later postmortem indicate the victim Medical reportincasesofassaultamongothers. of murder, Sexual offences examination report, Toxicological report and PPDA report, Ballistic report, Fingerprint report, Postmortem report in cases reports are; Forensic audit, Handwriting expert report, DNA analysis report, Cases wherethevictimsandsuspectsagreetosettleitoutofcourt, instance somecasesofsexualoffences andassaults. Delayed reportingofcaseswhereevidence is lostduetolapseoftimefor 2018, are still on remand and some have already been convicted and now serving their serving now and convicted been already have some and remand on still are 2018, in arrested were who suspects because is number the in reduction The 26. to 2018 since Bunyangabu and Kasese. This bringsthe total of organized criminal syndicate dismantled of Kampala Metropolitan, Greater Masaka, Ssezibwa,Jinja, Iganga, Bundibugyo, areas the in operated They 2019. in dismantled were syndicates criminal Tenorganised ORGANISED CRIMINAL SYNDICATES Kapchorwa, Agago andKyenjojo,amongothers. Mbarara, Arua, Mbale,OldKampala,Kamuli,MukonoDivision, Tororo, Luweero,Gulu, Lira, Division, Katwe of were 2019 in crimes highest registered that Districts/Divisions DISTRICTS/DIVISIONS LEADINGIN CRIME Headquarters. East, Rwenzori West, Busoga North,Ssezibwa, Sipi, North West Nile, Kidepo and CID Regions thatregistered increase in casesreported were KMP South,KMP North,KMP REGIONS WITH INCREASEINCRIME2019 2019, in country the throughout compared to19,896casesin2018. month per reported were cases 17,935 average On MONTHLYCRIME TREND Child Neglect, Aggravated Assaults and Thefts ofmobilephones. Criminal FalsePretense, by Trespass, Cattle Stealing, Malicious Damage to Property, Thefts ofCash,Burglaries, Money Obtaining Violence, Threatening Defilements, The leading crimes in the period under review were Common Assaults, Domestic Violence, LEADING CRIMES of whom141,939weremalesand77,121females. whom 84,156 were of males and court 6,156 were to females. charged219,060 persons were were victims suspects of 90,312 crime of total a court, to taken cases 74,810 the In GENDER PERSONS CHARGED ACCUSED TO COURT AND OFVICTIMS CRIMEBY ii. i. 1,207 accusedpersonsbenefitedfrombailbutdidnotreportbackleadingto; were sampledfrom53PoliceStationsaroundthecountry. 2019 and 2016 of Bail: Abuse between granted was bail Awhich in cases totalof 1,176 717 caseshadwarrantsofarrestissuedforthesuspects 459 casesbeingdismissedpendingre-arrests. Page Ixxxii
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The UPFrecommendsthefollowingstakeholderstodo Handwriting, Cyberforensicsandotherareas. The Police management shouldrecruit and train more experts especially Ballistic, Judiciary toestablishtheirofficesthroughoutthecountry. Through JLOS the Police is engaging other stakeholders like ODPP and the Equip intelligencetoenhancepre-emptiveactions,and refresher coursesforinvestigators,intelligentofficersandotherdisciplines, Equipping of the CID Training School at Kibuli to enable the force carryout short/ Roll outCanineservicesinallPoliceunitsthroughthecountry Provision of basic resources to enable officer’s carryout their mandate effectively, Enhance communitypolicingprogramsthroughoutthecountry, and Learner AIP atPTSKabalyetoboostthenumbers, Recruitment of more personnel. Currently the force is training Police constables Continue implementationofanti-crimeinfrastructuretoaddresscrimelike; Continuous training of all Police Officers to build their capacity inlaw capacity their build to Officers enforcement; Police all of training Continuous The public encouragedtosupport Policeinfighting crime. bigger partofCIDfunds, to thePolicelike obtaining call data records during investigation which take a Engaging Telecommunication companies through the UCC to offer free services conduct, The LawCouncilshouldcontinuouslysensitive theirmembersoncodeof which iscausingdelaysinissuingofaudit reports, gap manpower the fill to staff more recruit should General: Auditor of Office Officers tohandlethemanycasesinjudicial system, The Judiciary toestablishcourtsinallthedistrictsandrecruit more Judicial gap sincesomedistrictsdonothaveState Attorneys, Directorate of Public Prosecutions: should recruit more staff to fill the manpower e. d. c. b. a. extending theCCTV coveragetootherareas continuous gunfingerprintingand equipping forensiclaboratory, strengthening flyingsquad, equipping CrimeIntelligencetoenhancepre-emptiveaction, Page Ixxxiv
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CRIME ANALYSIS 1.0 Introduction This decreaseincrimes2019isattributedtothefollowingdeliberateactions; 238,746 casesreportedin2018to a was there 2019, In and thecitizenrytodealwithcriminalitywhichisathreatNationalSecurity. peaceful, saveforactsofcriminality.and There isaconcerted effort fromtheGovernment calm was 2019 in country the in situation security general The ventures. existing Security is one ofthepillars required for longterm investment and sustainability of vii. iii. vi. iv. ii. v. i.
to enhancesupervisionofcases. Provision of resources like motor vehicles to the force and Regional CID officers of cases.and Continued support fromsistersecurity agencies inrespondingandinvestigation Improve timeofresponsebyPoliceinsituationsemergencies, suspected stolenpropertyissold, Organization of operations targeting criminal hideouts and places where convicted whileothersareonremand. criminal syndicates weredismantled, with theirmembersarrested,charged and country. In 2018, a total of 18 criminal gangs were dismantled and in 2019, nine Busting anddismantling of organised criminal syndicates throughout the Government investmentinanti–crimeinfrastructure, Continued communitysensitisationagainstengagingincrime, 9.8% decrease in thevolume of crimesreportedtoPolice from 215,224 casesreportedin2019. Page I2
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 Annual Crime Report - 2019 of the cases reported in 2019 were due to theft to due were 2019 in reported cases the of 25.8% 1.2.1 Thefts 1.2 CrimeCategories robbery, commonassaultsandaggravatedareinurbanareas. while areas rural in rampant more are murders and rape burglaries, thefts, Defilements, were committedinurbancentreswhile4%(8,377) along thehighways. 2019, 54.7%(117,903(88,944) In ) ofall crimes were committed in ruralareas, 41.3% 1.1 CrimeDistribution Table 1: in courtwhile 409 cases were acquitted, By theendofyear, 25,639casesweretakentocourt, 8,684casessecuredconvictions, by economicgains. 61,533 cases reported in 2018 giving a
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District/Divisions withhighestnumber oftheftcases Regions withhighestnumber oftheftcases Increase motorisedandfootpatrol them connivewiththievestostealproperty, and The public are encouraged to do thoroughvetting ofhousemaids since some of Enhance cooperationbetweenthepublicand securityagencies, Encouraging householdstoinstallCCTV camerasontheirproperty, Continuous communitysensitizationonneighbourhood watch, property suchasOperation Tokoora IandII. Organizingtargeting coordinatedoperationsinmarketsandshops stolen Implementation oftheanti-crimeinfrastructurebygovernment, Improve coordinationwithotherCriminalJusticeactors, CPS KampalaDivision Mbale Old KampalaDivision Luweero Mukono Division Kiruhura Lira Katwe Division Arua Mbarara District/Divisions Bukedi Rwenzori West Albertine West Nile North Kyoga KMP East Greater Masaka KMP North KMP South Rwizi Regions cases of mobile phone thefts were reported in 2019 compared to compared 2019 in reported were thefts phone mobile of cases 9.2%. No. ofCasesReported No. ofCasesReported 1,060 1,085 1,123 1,189 1,258 1,270 2,099 2,252 2,310 2,550 2,987 3,468 3,510 3,556 3,815 4,467 816 820 889 918 Page I4 6,205
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 Annual Crime Report - 2019 Operation Tokora phones in2019. The DistrictsofKitagwendaandButaleja did notregisteranycaseoftheftmobile On 24 On Table 4: tln lcrnc wr rcvrd 688 oie hns 57 atp, 0 Central 10 and 15 Television sets. The itemswererecoveredfrom laptops, 527 monitors computer 04 modems, phones, 03 drives, hard computer 38 mobile (CPUs), Units Processing 6,808 recovered; were electronics stolen suspected following the verification, physical the after and operation the of end the At utilities. dismantled and items stolen/robbed the for market the dismantling at aimed also was It and TVcomputers sets. desktop laptops, phones, mobile namely; property stolen/robbed Kampala Central Business District. The aim of the operation was torecover suspected Plaza, MutaasaKafeeroMajestic Coopercomplex and Kirumira Towers in Table 5:
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No. ofCasesReported 111 dealersand shopowners. No. ofCasesReported 270 130 139 142 144 146 172 180 189 224 194 196 203 288 308 319 457 496 580 651 51 Districts/Divisionsthat didnotregisteranycaseoftheftmotor vehicles. Table 6: cases in2018,givinga A totalof1,147 cases of thefts of motor vehicles were reported in 2019 compared to Motorof Vehicles1.2.1.2. Thefts machine called different serialnumbers.Informationisthat,theinbuiltnumberalteredusinga What isuniqueaboutthemajority phones recoveredisthateachphonehastwo Table 7: 03 caseseach.Rwenzori West had07casesandGreaterBushenyiwith Moroto andSipi with Regions thatregistered theleastnumberofcasestheftmotor vehicles were Mt. S/No. S/No. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Regions withhighestnumber of Theft of Motor Vehicle District/Division withhighestnumber of Theft ofMotor Vehicle Katwe Division District/Divisions Kira RoadDivision Kawempe Division Kabalagala Division CPS KampalaDivision Old KampalaDivision Jinja RoadDivision Mukono Division Mbale Wandegeya Division Regions Kigezi Savannah Busoga East Rwizi Kiira Elgon Greater Masaka KMP East KMP North KMP South Avenge. 02 cases each, Kidepo, North West Nile and Rwenzori East registered 4.4% decrease. No. ofCasesReported No. ofCasesReported 78 71 65 61 55 54 50 42 36 38 198 231 267 26 29 31 33 34 40 44 10 cases. Page I6 1,200
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 Annual Crime Report - 2019 Kiira with followed byMt.Morotowith25cases,RwenzoriEast27Sipi56 Regions that registered the least number of motorcycle thefts wereKidepowith21cases, Table 9: ie itit ta dd o rgse ay ae f oocce hfs n 09 Tee are These 2019. in thefts motorcycle Buhweju, Kalaki,Karenga, MadiOkoloandKitagwenda. of case any register not did that Districts Five 1.2.1.3. Table 8: the endofyear. 1,585 wererecovered,331foundabandonedwhile2,335notyetrecoveredby these, of Out 2019. in stolen been have to reported were motorcycles A totalof4,251 compared to A total of 4,249casestheftsmotorcycleswerereportedintheperiodunderreview
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 Annual Crime Report - 2019 Madi OkoloandKalakiregistered Namutumba with of all the crimes reported in 2019 were a result of Sex Related Crimes (15,638 Crimes cases) comparedto Related Sex of result a were 2019 in reported crimes the all of 7.2% offences likesodomy, lesbianismandbestiality. unnatural and assault indecent defilement, rape, as such crimes includes category This 1.2.3. SexRelatedCrimes Table 17: In 2019, In and theguiltypartyonconvictionliableto lifeimprisonment. This is unlawful sexual intercourse with person whoisbelow the age of eighteen years, 1.2.3.1. Defilement adults. female juveniles, A total of convictions, By theendofyear, 5,732casesweretaken tocourt,outofwhich 1,021casessecured in 2019,10,489weredefilementwhile 15,366 cases reported in 2018, giving 02 cases, Kitagwenda had Districts withthatregisteredthelowestcasesofcommonassaultswereSironko
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17,099 casesreportedin2018,givingadecreaseof 13,613 ca 10 cases, Kasese and Kakiri Division with s e s of Defilements of 26 caseseach. 11.4% decrease. Of the cases of Defilement reported 474 caseswere dismissedand4,168 3,124 were Aggravated Defilement. 1,829 werefemale adults and w e r e r epo No. ofCasesReported r ted to Police compared to to ted 380 398 413 421 451 526 540 583 592 960 25 cases each, while 10.7%. cases were still 15 cases each, 63 weremale 13,536 were The categoryof15–17yearsaremainlyvictimsdefilementduetothefollowing; while 4,353werestillawaitingtrialintheperiodunderreview. 5,889 pending incourt. A totalof Table 20: Table 19: Table 18: and 241weremalejuveniles. whom, of 2019, in defiled Awere children total of 13,682 a. No. of VictimsNo. S/No. S/No. Age Group iii. ii. i. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Victims ofDefilement 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. s u when theyaresentalone especially chores domestic doing of process the in defiled are girls the of Some Adolescent agewheremanyyounggirlsaretakenadvantageof,and considered readyformarriage, Some cultural norm still practiced where girlswhohavedeveloped breasts are s pect Children withDisability Defiled byPersonswhoareHIV positive Defiled by Teachers (Students) Defiled by Teachers (Pupils) Defiled byGuardians Defiled byParents Category ofSuspects Regions leadinginDefilement Category ofDefilers Victims ofDefilementby AgeGroup East Kyoga Regions Elgon Greater Masaka North Kyoga Bukedi Busoga East Aswa Albertine Busoga North Rwenzori West s
w e r e arrestedandcharged toCou 0-8 YEARS 1,026 4,897 caseswerestillunderinvestigations. 9-14 YEARS 2,100 r t, outofwhom,1,006wereconvicted 15-17 YEARS No. ofCasesReported 13,441 were female juveniles 10,556 No. of VictimsNo. 945 922 898 893 830 759 739 659 609 635 126 390 249 113 64 84 Page I14 13,682 Total
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Table 30: to 14,018casesreportedin2018,givinga Of all the crimes reported in 2019, breakings contributed 1.2.6. Breakings Breakings are mainlymotivatedby; Summary ofrecoveries made bytheStateHouse Anti-Corruption Unit 71 werestillawaitingtrialbytheendof2019. 80 the DPP while26caseswerestillpendingincourtbytheendofyear. iii. vi. iv. ii. v. i. S 2. 4. 5. 3. 1.
suspects werecharged tocourt,ofwhom,06wereconvicted, iii. / iv. ii. N i. o To Other Breakings Off S H Bu C Leaving homes withoutanyone totakecareof. Connivance between somehousemaidsandwrongelements, Economic gains, fences, reinforcedentry andexitpoints, Lack ofadequate security measures inmostprivate homes likeCCTV cameras, Brea At URA, case of Abuse of Office was handled and Ugx. 500,000 was recovered. bargaining, therefundedUgx.45,000,000 plea through and businessman a from bribe a received officers two URA, At Ugx. loss. financial 782,000,000 wasrecovered. causing and defraud to Conspiracy Accounting, False Embezzlement, office, of Abuse alleged of case a In Lotteries: and Gaming Ugx 161,000,000wasrecoveredandpaidbacktothevictims. For Youth projectin Western interventions were madeand UgandaatNAADS, from victimsof Trafficking. Thiswaspaidbacktothevictims. obtained money 348,000,000 Ugx. of recovery Consultants, East Middle In Abuse ofofficeatPostBankUganda,Ugx.16,000,000wasrecovered. hop B ou a t r t al ice B gla eg s e B k o r i r ry y n eaking r r g eaking eaking s offencesreported. No. ofCasesReported 7.8% decrease. 12,919 2019 6,381 1,672 1,278 3,156 432 06% with12,919casescompared 14,018 2018 6,867 2,000 1,336 3,368 447 03 were acquitted and Page I22 -1,099 -486 -328 -212 Diff -58 -15
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Creation andinvolvementofvillagepeacecommittees. Continued Communitysensitisationagainstthevice,and Unit andothersistersecurityagencies, Continued operation against rustlers bythe Uganda Police Anti Stock Theft Disarmament exerciseinKaramojaRegionthatwaspronetorustling, unit inareaspronetocattlerustlingcountertherustlers. Establishment, expansion anddeployment of UgandaPolice Anti-Theft Stock Murder (Mob Action) Murder Murder (Shooting) Crime Category Other Murders(NotSpecifiedabove) Murder (FireOutBreaks) Murder (AggravatedDomestic Violence) Murder (Poisoning) Total Ho m ici d e CasesReported 193 4.9% increase. The motivesbehindsuchkillingsinclude n December 2019, December n animals wererobbed,outofwhich 02 3,316 4,718 2019 incidents of cattle rustling were 746 181 360 44 71 No. ofCases Reported 3,186 4,497 2018 636 190 362 42 81
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1. CID Hqtrs - Personation, Kalele Its alleged that between March The suspect Ugx. -The suspect E/208/2018 Geofrey 2018 and June 2018 unknown Kalele 1,450,000 appeared at - Electronic persons was created a Facebook Geofrey was Buganda Road Fraud page in the names of the IGP tracked and Court. - Obtaining Martin Okoth Ochola and arrested from used to solicit money from the Kalitumba, - He is on Money by remand in Luzira false Pretenses public including members of Magada the Uganda Police Force in the Subcounty, prisons. names of the Inspector General Namutumba -Hearing is of Police Okoth Ochola in the District. ongoing. pretense of helping them acquire better offices and promotions.
2. CID Hqtrs - Personation, Mugyenyi It’s alleged that between the The suspect Ugx. -The suspect E/227/2019 Medadi months of January 2019 and Mugyenyi 4,300,000 appeared at - Electronic March 2019, unknown persons Medadi was Buganda Road Fraud created a Facebook page in the tracked and Court. - Obtaining name of the State Minister of arrested from Public Service, Hon David Mbarara. -He was Money by remanded in false Pretenses Karubanga and started soliciting money from the public Luzira prisons and later released
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3. CID Hqtrs - Personation Ntambi It was alleged that during the -The suspect Ugx. -The suspect E/157/2019 Ivan month of January 2019, an Ntambi Ivan 1,000,000 appeared at unknown person created a fake was tracked Buganda Road Facebook account in names and arrested Court. of the UPDF Commander from Kampala. of Land Forces Gen Elwelu - He was Peter to solicit for money from -It was remanded in soldiers and civilians. established Luzira prisons that he also and later released created other on bail. two Facebook accounts in -Hearing is names of Allen ongoing. Kagina and Hon Rebecca Kadaga
4. CID Hqtrs - Personation, Kalele It is alleged that unknown person -The suspect Ugx. -The suspect E/209/2019 Geofrey (s) created a fake Facebook Kalele Geofrey 333,000 appeared at - Electronic account in the names of Rt. male adult Buganda Road Fraud Hon Rebecca Kadaga the aged 24years, a Court. - Obtaining Speaker of Parliament and used technician was it to defraud money from public tracked and - He is on Money by remand in Luzira false Pretenses promising them good jobs and arrested from appointments. The money would Iganga District. prisons. be received on Mobile Money -Hearing is number 0787253074. ongoing. Money Sn Case Ref Offence Suspect Brief facts Police action STATUS lost
5. CID Hqtrs -Personation. Kato It is alleged that between the The suspect Ugx. -The suspect E/031/2020. Kibuule months of August 2019 and Kato Kibuule 1,300,000 appeared at Andrew November 2019, Unknown Andrew was Buganda Road persons created a fake account tracked and Court. on LinkedIn in the names of the arrested from Hon Ruhakana Rugunda, the Zana, Entebbe -He is on remand Prime Minister of Uganda and Road. in Luzira prisons used it to solicit money from the -Hearing is Public in the pretense of getting ongoing. them government projects and Jobs. Money was being sent on tel:0708347026
6. CID Hqtrs - Personation, - Mutebi It is alleged that during the The two Nil -The two E/532/2020. Mark year 2019, Unknown persons suspects suspects - Electronic Mubanda created a fakebook account in Mutebi Mark appeared at Fraud the names of the Vice President Mubanda and Kakumiro - Bategeki of Uganda H.E Edward Bategeki Idi Magistrate’s - Obtaining Idi Money by Kiwanuka Ssekandi and used were tracked Court and false Pretenses it to solicit money from the and arrested remanded. Public in the pretense of getting from Kakumiro Page I52 them government projects and district. -Hearing is contracts. ongoing
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activities. From ruralareastoKampalaforillicit acquisition ofwealthanduseincriminal exploitation From otherruralareastourbancentresandmajortownsforlaboursexual districts andbeyondforlaboursexualexploitation From refugeecampsinwestNileandSouthwesternUgandatosurrounding Kibale-Kyegegwa-Mubende-Kasanda-Mtyana toKampala Nairobi Kenya to region-Mbale-Busia/Malaba sub Teso to region sub Karamoja countries. Somalia, Eritrea, South Sudan,DRC,RwandathroughUgandatootherforeign Kenya andtoMiddleEastcountriesforlaboursexualexploitation. Burundi-Rwanda-Tanzania through Western UgandatoKampalathen airport. Saudi Arabia, India and Iraqamong others throughEntebbe International districts to foreigncountrieslike Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Jordan, Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso, Kayunga, Jinja, Mpigi, Mbarara Masaka and other 27.8% decrease. 50 cases were taken to court, Page I58 478 cases
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CASE MANAGEMENT attributed to; Of Reasons for thesubmissionoffew casestocourt 2.0. Introduction In 2019, a total of total a 2019, In to thetimeofitsdisposal. Case management is theprocessofhandling a particular case fromthetime of reporting Table 80: 2018, showingareductioninthevolumeofcrimesreportedby S/No iii. iv. 215,224 ii. i. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Delay ofexpertreportstohelptheDPP/RSA formopinion,forinstance are abroadwaitingforextraditionordeportation, Where cases are reported and suspects are not identified, not arrested or suspects cases beforebeingtakentocourt, withdraw and interest loose complainants/victims and reported are cases Where died ofnaturalcauses, Cases reportedassuspected murderandlaterpostmortemindicate the victim i. h. g. f. e. d. c. b. a. Case managementcomparison Cases underInvestigations Cases pendinginCourt Cases withDismissals with Acquittals Cases Cases withconvictions Cases takentoCourt Cases submittedtoDPP/RSA Category cases reported to Police in 2019, in Police to reported cases Medical reportincases ofassault. Sexual offences examinationreport, and Postmortem reportincasesofmurder, Finger printreport, Ballistic report, PPDA report, DNA analysisreport, Handwriting expertreport, Forensic audit 215,224 cases reported to Police compared 74,810 casesweretaken to court. This is 100,112 79,094 40,085 22,105 74,810 11,472 1,151 2019 238,746 cases reported in 9.8%. 101,116 90,763 38,425 22,263 73,035 11,121 1248 2018 Page I62
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Kiboga CRB545/2019, Aggravated Robberyofmotorcycle UES008G Robbery ofamotorcycle, Old KampalaCRB791/2019,Murder ofMuwongeDerrick Rashid 20yrsand Aggravated Robberyofmotorcycle Rukungiri CRB1373/2019, Murder ofNuwagabaLaban22yrs,Mbabazi of amotorcycle. 904/2019, MurderKatwe CRB ofSekalalaDamianoand Aggravated Robbery The suspectsstillatlarge. one SumataPatrick. The saidmotorvehicle was recoveredabandoned atNansana. 040A from Jogo village, Goma Division in Mukono District. The vehicle belongs to 1743/2019, CRB Mukono Aggravated RobberyofmotorvehicleReg.No.UBE the and rider the of motorcycle, and photograph the 008G UES No. Reg. cycle motor said the sited Centre Command the and stations all to sent was AWTrobbed. was 008G One Segujja Julius,amotorcyclist was hacked and his motorcycle Reg. No. UES arrested andcharged tocourt, scene which recorded the whole robbery and murder. The suspects were identified, This tookplaceatMengo. The suspectswerecapturedbyaprivate CCTV nearthe at Busegaroundabout. the twomotorcycles from RukungiritoKampala and werecaptured on theCCTV him atKatojoinRukungriMunicipality. Bwambale and thethreeothersthenrode murdered later and Joshua Bwacha Bwambale by hired UEWwas No. 430Q Reg. cycle motor riding while Laban Nuwagaba two; the 2019, October 11th the On Perfect Motelridingtherobbedmotorcycle.Foursuspectscharged tocourt, The CCTV camera captured the assailants leaving the scene at Makindye near of Motorcycle atMakindye. Katwe CRB1163/2019, Murder ofNkataGodfrey and Aggravated Robbery were laterarrestedandcharged tocourt, captured the same assailantsridingthemselves astheyleftthescene.Foursuspects carried on motorcycle entering the scene and shortly afterwards, the same camera The CCTV camera near American Club at Makindye captured the two assailants court fortrial. high to charged committed arrested, and identified, were suspects the suspects. 08 of thesuspects. for thepublictoidentify The saidpicturedwassharedbythePRO
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On 1 aggravated robbery ofgunandUgx450,000,000 and Moses Musinguzi Kiggundu, Shafiq of murder 621/2018, CRB Masaka On the2 of Ugx.200,000 123/2018, MurderRakai CRB ofKabuseIbrahimand Aggravated Robbery ee etne t dah n tre ee etne t bten 0 n 60years and 40 between imprisonment. to sentenced were three and death to sentenced were All havebeenconvicted byGeneralCourtMartial, fouroftheaccusedpersons were arrested and charged in General Court Martial and three killer guns recovered. suspects seven robbed. of Awas total 450,000,000 Ugx amounting cash and dead casual labourer and Musinguzi Moses a security guard and a reserve force were shot bar inKacheera asshewasattending to herclients.Intheprocess theyrobbedher still atlarge. In the following cases under inquiry, the same gun has been used. The same gun is and wassignedforbyNo.60923PC Taremwa Davis. to issued firearm Counter police under a Police as Tourism Directorate Terrorism 987/2019, the firearm used which was already finger printed, was quickly identified In the murder ofNteireho Joshua andMerina Tumukunde videEntebbe CRB c. b. a. st e. July, 2018 at Muto Hardware shop in Masaka District, Shafiq Kiggundu a Kiggundu Shafiq District, Masaka in shop Hardware Muto at July,2018 aggravated robberyofcashunspecifiedamountmoney. Kanyanya CRB 152/2019, murder of a security guard, one Okot Balson and Ugx 385,000,000. Nansana wherefourpeopleweremurdered,injuredsixothersandrobbed Nansana CRB 343/2019 murder and aggravated robbery at Cheap Hardware 34,732,900 robbed. Edward a driver of Denovo Bakery were murdered at Kalerwe and Ugx. SPC Karungi Moses attached to Mutundwe Police Station and driver Sengozi 169 No. and Hussein Mubiru SPC 500 No. where 225/2017 CRB Mulago nd other officersinjured. Fred Chemonges 32831D/SGT No. where Mbale March, 2018, unknown suspects attacked one Komugisha Naume at her
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Five suspectswerecharged toGeneralCourtMartialMakindyeas follows; The same group later went on a robbery mission at Kyabakuza in motor Cartridges were picked from both scenes of Rakai CRB 123/2018 and Sembabule A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 On 21 rounds recoveredfromNsambaJulius 19 with magazine Another recovered. also were ammunitions of rounds 90 the bedofhismother. Two (02) SMG riffles were recovered from the home of Kawadwa Matia under Serugo Paul,ByakatondaJoseph,NsambaJuliusandKateregaQuraisi. Kawadwa Matia.OnarrestofMatia,herevealed his associates as garage was arrested, he revealed that the said motor vehicle had been hired by was marked andrecovered fromagarage in Nyendo. When the ownerof vehicle and theywererepulsedbytheresidents. Their motorvehicle number CRB 135/2018andsubmittedtoforensics. Martial atthesceneinMateete,Sembabule wherefoursuspectsweretried. Simon isyet tobeprosecuted. Byakatonda trial. full a after years 60 to counts all on sentenced A4 and A3 A1 and A2 sentencedonallcounts to50yearsontheirownpleaofguilt. rd st ac, 08 ukon upcs takd n BauaaWlim a William, Byarugaba one attacked suspects unknown 2018, March, November 2019, hearing of the cases commenced by the Division Court Byakatonda Simon Katerega Quraishi Nsamba Julius Kawadwa Matia Pte Serugo Thomas, abornofMasakaandteamleader. d. e. On the21 CPS KampalaCRB1471/2015,Murder ofBettyDonahKatusabe All sentencestorunconcurrently General CourtMartial. in are cases The dealers. Money Mobile from 18,610,000 Ugx. robbed Raphael, The fourhadalsoparticipated inthreeothercaseswheretheymurdered Walugembe convicted andsentencedtodeathbyhanging. Court Martial charged withdoublemurderand aggravated robbery. They were Salongo Jumba FrankandNtale Issa alias Ganja were arraigned before the General Four suspects;Pte Anichan Bob, PteMangushoDennis,MulundaStanley alias unspecified sumofmoney. who were waiting in a corridor, shotand killed both victims and robbed them of Harriet, lefttheirplace ofworktotheir place of residence that isnearby, robbers while twomobile money operatorsnamely Nakabubi MaureenandNalwadda On the 10th June 2019, at around 2200hrs at Zana Cell, Makindye Sabago, Wakiso, and Aggravated RobberyofUGX6-7Million Katwe CRB916/2019Murder Moureen ofNakabubi andNalwaddaHarriet family ofKatusabeUgx.100million. The sentencestorunconcurrently. Katusabe withintentionsofmurderingher.kidnapping They were also orderedtopaythe for years 30 and robbery aggravated for years 20 murder, for years 40 to sentenced and convicted were They phone. mobile victim’s the of robbery The suspects were charged of murder, kidnap with intent to murder and aggravated 300,000 wasrobbed. the deceased to death. In theprocess,victim’s mobile phone valued at Ugx. deceased andtookhertoPineCarBondonLumumba Avenue thereafter assaulted vehicle she hadtaken and delayed to clear the balance. The suspectsarrestedthe Bond. That the suspects were demanding the deceased Ugx. 9,000,000 for the motor kidnapped by thesuspectsfromBwebajja in Wakiso District and driventoPineCar Shaban OtudduandDamaseni Ssentongo. Itisalleged that the deceased was Godfrey Kayiza,PhillipMirambe, Paul Ssebuwufu, Tasingika, Yoweri Kitayimba, Muhammed by murdered F/Aallegedly Katushabe was Donah Betty one District, st October, 2015 at Pine Car Bond along Lumumba along Avenue,Bond Kampala Car in Pine at October,2015 Page I70
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Annual Crime Report - 2019 CHAPTER THREE ORGANISED CRIMINAL SYNDICATES BUSTED IN 2019 of This groupoperated in areas ofNtungamo,OldKampala and Buloba Before thesecriminalsyndicateswerebusted,theyhad; custody. in are 2018 in arrested offenders serial other that fact the to due is number reduced The to busted syndicates criminal of total the brings This 2018. in as comparedto16 With well guided investigations, areas. of Kampala Metropolitan Policing Area, Greater Masaka, Iganga, Njeru, Jinja and other regions the within crimes heinous committed Syndicates Criminal Organised 2019, In 3.0. Introduction The group; Augustine 35yrs,Bahati FredandMbogo. After bustinganddismantlingthesecriminalsyndicates; 3.1. NkurunzizaSamCriminalGang
Kalenzi Rodgers 27yrs, Nuwagaba Obadia 47yrs, Nkurunziza Sam 49yrs, Tumwine 49yrs, Sam Nkurunziza 47yrs, Obadia Nuwagaba 27yrs, Rodgers Kalenzi iii. iii. iv. ii. ii. i. i. ii. i. Kidnapped 13people. pangas, onePLEresultslipand, two travelbags,fourbagscontainingclothes,jackets, pairs oftrousers, one camera andoneCCTV system, sevenpairsofshoes,twolaptop bags, four waragi, seven pairs of gumboots, four flat screen TV sets, two Laptops, one iPad, Leading of cartons five handbags, three hoes, six fabrics, African of pieces 12 vehicles, motor seven 2,900,000, Ugx. worth float money mobile 14,000,000, Ugx. worth vanilla phones, mobile 65 guns, three 267,622,300, Ugx. Robbed; Killed 17people, Shot andinjured10people, Impounded threemotorvehiclesusedbycriminals. and court to charged arrested, remanded, were groups criminal these of members 60 and three vehicles, motor six ammunitions, motorcycles, four mobilephones,one money tabandtwolaptopbags, of rounds 54 guns, 12 Recovered Killed threepeople, Robbed Ugx. 15,917,000, eight mobile phones, six hoes, 12 pieces of African pieces 12 hoes, six phones, mobile eight 15,917,000, Ugx. Robbed criminal syndicates were identified and dismantled and identified were syndicates criminal 10 . . This groupcomprised Page I74
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This group kidnapped and murdered NagirinyaMaria Gateni and KitayimbwaRonnie Mpanga Sharif alias Shafiq, Oko Muwonge 22yrs, Kiseka Hassan alias Masada 2 yrs, Kateregga Sadat alias Baros, LubegaJohnson alias Ettoo alias Manomano alias Rasta2 yrs, Kalyango Nasifalias co group This 3.3. Robbed Ugx. 7,130,000, two mobile phones, five cartons of Leading Leading of five cartons Waragi, five phones, mobile two 7,130,000, Ugx. Robbed Six peoplekilled,and One SMG rifle No. UG UPDF 4813402 with 29 rounds of ammunitions recovered. The groupmemberswerearrested,charged beforetheGeneralCourtMartialin ii. i.
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