Dr Sands is not the Director of A&E for PMH, why does the Tribune keep calling him that? And the Commissioner of Police did not respond to the hospital statistics the Tribune reported on. This statement from Mr. Greenslade in this story was made during a press conference in 2013. What's with these glaring errors?

See NB 12 news Feb. 6th 2014. Those were is exact words.

Yes, that clip was from an interview last year that they replayed in that news story. That clip was not a new interview.

The answer seems simple to me, a reconciliation between the numbers must be possible. I cannot believe someone comes in to the hospital claiming to have been raped and the doctor does not call in the police, same for a gunshot...the guy could have just robbed a bank and escaped, those types of injuries are reported to the police. So the police must have some report that shows how the numbers reported by the hospital were filtered down to the official crime statistics and why.

Rather than the Commissioner claiming to have his character impugned, just give us the reconciliation details, it's not a secret and we're entitled to it. These politicians will sink this country if you follow them. All they want is to create construction and environmental waste companies and grab up government contracts.

Re classification is what's occurring, the crimes are either being ignored or reclassified to lesser offenses. The manipulation of crime figures with comstat has been going on for years. Rapes into assualts and robbery into theft etc, etc. Like unemployment figures politician like to play games by influences numbers. We will never know what the true figures are but i will believe the hospitals figures any day over a Police Department, what's in it for them to lie.

Could the return of Papa be the reds only answer? Dress it up and put on all the makeup you want it still comes down to a direct/indirect credibility attack against the Comrade Commish da Policeman's. I don't knock Comrade Duane's red shirts leadership's ambitions but he will need some kinds of a divine miracle intervention or his urge to lead is about to go as far as his previous political attempts. Comrades Duane, Loretta and that other red Bran, keep trying desperately to make something out of nothing and as far as the Commish hiding true crime statistics its is pure hogwash. Comrades if this is the total sum of what the reds have to throw at Minnis he is safe for now come the 2017 General Elections and that ain't saying much for the reds chances to win back the powerful instruments of government and as the months pass even fewer reds sincerely see Papa's return from exile as their 2017 salvation tool.

FYI he is not in charge of AE. Secondly, he knows he hasn't got a chance in hell of winning the leadership of the FNM. He is clearly delusional and being guided by spineless old men, some advice for the good doctor and please feel free to use prn try winning Elizabeth seat first and if you manage that buy a personality.

I do not believe anything Dr. Sands has to say. when it comes to integrity Commissioner Greenslade wins hands down over Dr. Sands. Sands is looking for brownie points. The man thinks he is God's gift to man kind; He will do well to humble himself, because any gifts he may have comes from God and they can be taken away from him any time.

Is Dr. Sands serious with his freedom of information act. the FNM Government had five years to pass that act. they waited until the end of their term before they attempted to pass the act. Bahamians are not as foolish as Dr. sands believes..How fitting that Mr. Pinder won his first race against Sands by three votes (3) and the second time by one hundred and three (103) that should be a message for Sands. He want to be PM of this Country. But he does not know how to walk with the common man. His Papa them song was "better than all the rest" Dr. Sands them song will be "How great I am".

Who in hell tis me to be giving advice to them reds. Those highly influential reds who want Minnis out, but only if he is to be replaced by Papa, Loretta or maybe Bran. I knows the way these reds think and Comrade Dr. Duane has all but guaranteed their behind the scenes red nastiness tis upon us and will now become exposed to the public. It means that the reds hands are being forced into making a much quicker decision over what they is going do with Papa, Loretta or Bran. Chances are good that even if Duane is wasting his time, some major leadership disagreements will surface from under theem red sheets over at their Mackey Street headquarters. How they handle Papa's return or deliver a strong message calling for his permanent exile, is pretty damn important, cause if they can't gets a handle on things, tis going gets explosively out of hand. Duane my just be onto some'tin we may have all missed??

People we are missing the point. The point is the disparity in the statistics. Whatever Dr. Sands' reasons for releasing them (political brownie points, FNM leadership aspirations, or whatever) the point is that there is a huge disparity in the figures which makes anyone reading this wonder if there is indeed political mischief involved. I said it before, and I am saying it again. I believe this has been going on for a while because you hear all these stories on the street regarding robberies, rapes, etc. and most of the crime is hardly every covered by the main stream media and when the cases come up in court, you hardly get a media report - so what are we to think? Should be continue to bury our heads in the sand and be fooled into thinking crime is just not that bad, when in my mind, it is clearly out of control.