The number of defilement cases has reduced by 11.3 percent in the first and second quarter of this year compared to last year during the same period.
Provincial Police Commissioner, Alex Chilufya confirmed this to Breeze News.
Mr. Chilufya says that the department has recorded 70 cases of defilement in the first and second quarter of this year while 79 cases were recorded last year in the same period.
He says among the 70 defilement cases this year, offenders in 32 cases were convicted in February and June while the rest are still in court.