Theft is at its lowest in 25 years after police force renewal - Commissioner

The police force is going through a process of renewal and change in culture that has helped Malta get off the grey list and brought down theft to the lowest level in 25 years, police commissioner Angelo Gafa said on Tuesday.
In a rare public appearance posted to social media on the 208th anniversary of the force's foundation, Gafa said people may have noticed the recently restored facade of the police headquarters in Floriana, but the process of renewal goes far deeper within the force.

"The transformation strategy we employed over the past two years is helping us adapt to an ever-changing world. We are especially training our officers to be good leaders and we have officers who are extraordinarily capable of making split-second decisions that save lives," he said, thanking all police officers for their hard work and effort to adapt to the new culture every step of the way in the speech.
"The statistics show that this strategy is working. This year, theft rates continued to go down and they are now the lowest they have been in 25 years.
"Domestic violence victims are increasingly gaining confidence in our professional and empathic services and they are increasingly coming to...