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Fiji Police Force Police Headquarters Vinod Patel Building Centerpoint, Nasinu, Fiji Phone (679) 3348 158 (679) 9905471 fpfplans@gmail.com Fax: (679) 3343827 FIJI POLICE FORCE ANNUAL REPORT For the Year Ending 31st December 2015 Parliamentary Paper Number 47 of 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2014 OBITUARY - TRIBUTE TO OUR FALLEN COMRADES Lest we Forget ALWAYS REMEMBER We bow our heads in silent grace; Proud to stand upon this place.
To honor those who we love and lost; Whose lives were taken at such a cost.

Through the pain and sorrow, of all the brave and true; To always be remembered by me and by you.

To heal the minds and hearts, of those who still live; Always remembering what they had to give.

Live your lives with pride in hearing what I say; May God bless and keep you on this and every- day.
Lest we Forget • A/ASP Donasio Turagabaleti • • • • • • • • • • • • SC Solomoni Livani PC Iosefo Kosa Manasa ASP Uraia Rabuka PC Josua Katonivere IP Atonio Saubale Koro Saimone Balenakama Sgt Leone Lautabui PC Mohammed Shamim PC Abdul Kaium Ali PC Sakeasi Turagabeci PC Abdul Hakim PC Aditya Prem Prakash DECEASED CANINE[K9] 1.

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Caesar Mary 4 FIJI POLICE FORCE Page TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1.

Obituary Tribute to our Fallen Comrades 2.

Table of Contents 3.

Letter of Transmittal 4.


Commissioner’s Foreword 5.

Organisational Strategic Alignment 6.

Organisation Chart 7.

Fiji Police Force’s Performance 8.

Financial Statements for the year ending 31/12/15 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2014 SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY & IMMIGRATION HON.

MINISTER, CAPT.

[NAVY](RETRD).


TIMOCI NATUVA Sir, Pursuant to Section 24 of the Public Service Regulations of 1999, and Section 49 of the Financial Management Act of 2010, I am pleased to submit the Fiji Police Force Annual Report for the year 1st January to 31st December, 2015.

This report incorporates the performance and achievements of the Fiji Police for the year 2015.

Vinaka.

Sincerely yours, ………………………….................. Sitiveni T Qiliho (Brig.
Gen.) CM, MSD, MSc Def, (DSS), psc COMMISSIONER OF POLICE 6 FIJI POLICE FORCE A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE The 2015 Annual Report provides a summary of the organisation's undertakings for the last financial year.

As Commissioner of Police, it is imperative that such a report is viewed and analysed for transparency and accountability purposes.

The report also highlights major achievements of 2015 with a snapshot of areas to improve for in 2016.
I wish to acknowledge my predecessor, Major General Ben Groenewald for his leadership and command.

His work on organisational restructure and strengthening continues.

His efforts in overseeing the operations before, during and after the National General Elections as well as ironing out issues such as the long overdue pending Job Evaluation Exercise [JEE] payouts are acknowledged.

The performance of the Fiji Police Force in terms of the eight (8) Key Performance Indicators is concerning.
In aspiring to reduce complaints and disciplinary offences against officers by 50% we managed to achieve a reduction by 16%.

The crime rate increased by 18% contrary to our target to reduce overall crime rate by 10%, similarly, serious crimes increased by 23% contrary to our target to reduce serious crimes by 10%.

Crimes against children and women also increased by 12% and 1% respectively in contrast to the 10% reduction target for both.
On the same note, road fatalities increased by 31% instead of the 30% reduction target.

Our rate of detection was 52% which is still lower than the 70% target.

We have, however, been within our budgetary allocations throughout the financial year.

The Fiji Police is hoping to turn these figures around in the new year especially with the assistance of the new vehicles which will boost the level of mobility in attending to reports and meeting the much demanded operational services.
spheres over which the Police has no surveillance over.

Thus it is vital to empower family units with the awareness of the new developments in legislature and types/forms of crimes occurring around us to secure our homes and loved ones from the offenders at the first line of defence.

As Commissioner of Police, I wish to reassure the citizens of Fiji that we have zero tolerance over crimes against ordinary citizens.
Anyone who has been a victim of crime must report immediately to the nearest Police Post or Station so that the perpetrators of crime are taken to task through the criminal justice system and apprehended accordingly.

Together we can make a difference.

The concerted efforts from all stakeholders - families, community, civil societies, NGOs, business houses, government agencies, friendly forces, regional and international communities are very much needed in combating crimes.
Vinaka, We expect a better implementation and coordination of Community Policing initiatives this year and a close networking with communities in combating crimes at community level.

It is seen that crimes are committed mostly in private ........................................................... Brigadier General Sitiveni.
T. Qiliho CM, MSD, MSc Def, (DSS), psc Commissioner of Police 7 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2014 ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT OUR VISION A Recognised, Well Respected, Vibrant, Resilient & Responsive Police Force OUR MISSION Creating a safe & secure Fiji in accordance with best practices, standards & technological innovations OUR THEME Building Platforms for Transformation OUR VALUES Integrity • • Fairness • Trust • Empathy • Efficiency OUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Fiji Police Force is accountable to the Government and its people for the Safety and Security.
Under the Fiji Police Act Sec 5, we are thus entrusted to: 1.

Protect life and property 2.

Preserve the peace 3.

Prevent offence 4.

Detect and apprehend offenders 5.

Help those in need of assistance OUR STRATEGIC OUTCOME ORIENTED GOALS 1.

Quality Customer Service 2.

Crime Prevention and Control 3.

Effective Investigation detection and prosecution 4.

Road Safety 5.
Organisational effectiveness OUR LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES Land Transport Authority Act • Fiji Constitution 2013 Sec 129 • Fiji Police Act Cap 85 • Crimes Decree 2009 • Criminal Procedure Decree • • Force Standing Orders • Fiji Procurement Act 2010 • Financial Administration Decree 2009 • Financial Instructions 2005 • Financial Management Act 2004 • Financial Manual 2005 • Occupational Health and Safety at Work Act 1996 8 FIJI POLICE FORCE ORGANISATIONAL CHART 9 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE The Fiji Police Force's performance is driven by its roles and functions set out in the Police Act, the Constitution, the directions from National Government and Ministry of Defence.
Key Pillar(s) PCCPP Targeted Outcome (Goal/Policy Objective - RDSSED) Law & Order Ensuring Sustainable Democracy and Good and Just Governance (Pillar - 1) Outcome Performance Indicators or Measures – RDSSED Fiji Police Force Outputs Reduction in Complaints and disciplinary offences against disciplined service officers by 50% Output 1: Quality Customer Services Reduction in Crime against women and children by 10% Output 2: Crime Prevention & Control Police Force yearly expenditure remains within budgetary allocations Output 5: Organisational Effectiveness Survey to determine the true nature and extent of crime in Fiji Output 5: Organisational Effectiveness Reduction in overall offence rate by 10% Output 2: Crime Prevention & Control Maintain the detection rate above 70% Output 3: Effective Investigation Detection & Prosecutions 30% reduction in road fatalities Output 4: Road Safety 10% reduction in serious offences Gender Equality and Women in Development Gender Issues are main streamed into human resource plans for the Fiji Police Force Output 2: Crime Prevention & Control Output 5: Organisational Effectiveness Financial Services Adherence to the Financial Instructions and Financial Management Act Output 5: Organisational Effectiveness Poverty Reduction Empowerment programs to communities Output 2: Crime Prevention & Control Public Sector Reform Reviews for better service delivery Output 5: Organisational Effectiveness Enhancing Public Sector efficiency, Performance Effectiveness and service Delivery (Pillar 4) Ensuring Sustainable Democracy and Good and Just Governance (Pillar 1) Reducing poverty to a negligible level by 2015 (Pillar 8) Enhancing Public Sector Efficiency, Performance Effectiveness & Service Delivery 10 OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE OUTPUT 1.0 QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE SERVICE CHARTER Providing outstanding customer service across all police/public interactions not only improves the experience and perception of service users, but also aids in the prevention, detection and reporting of crime, and in turn enables the more effective deployment of limited police resources.
In essence, good customer service is the glue that binds the police and their communities together and is absolutely critical to improving the publics’ trust and confidence in the police service.

One of the initiatives to improve service delivery was through the development of the Fiji Police Service Charter.

It highlights the need to reduce the time taken to attend to reports and giving timely feedbacks to complainants.
CUSTOMER SERVICE THROUGH ICT To enable officers to effectively communicate the Information Technology and Communications Unit [ITC] continued to synchronise its services through initiatives such as the training of personnel/users.

In addition, solar was installed at Tukavesi Police Station, Nacula and Kese Community Posts by Cal Valley Solar Incorporation.
In an effort to improve radio communication reach throughout the four divisions, Motorola Equipment and Software Agreement was also signed with Fiji TV (PACTOK).

This enabled Kadavu Police Station, for the first time, to call through Very High Frequency (VHF) Radio.

The Fiji Ports Authority gave approval for thirteen [13] CCTV cameras to be installed from Ports Authority Suva to Police Command and Control Centre in Totogo[PCCC].
In addition, three [3] DNA servers were procured to facilitate the set up of a Geographical Information System [GIS] electronic map at PCCC.

This was to enhance information sharing and planning.

Furthermore, to speed up communication processes the internet network links in the whole of the Fiji Police Force was upgraded from 3G to 4G network.

The ICT unit also secured approval for Automated Fingerprint Information System [AFIS] license.
The platform enables to quickly identify fingerprint matches for faster detection of crime reports.

CUSTOMER SERVICE THROUGH MEDIA The media cell is entrusted with the duty of disseminating information through various media platforms including social media.

During the year it provided 402 media releases, 412 websites uploads, 32 Radio Talk Back Shows, 14 Television shows and 12 monthly newsletters.

They also raised awareness on various issues on common crimes.
While it keeps the general public aware of the criminal environment, it also assists in locating missing persons and suspects.

The Crime Stoppers program on Fiji TV is another avenue which assists the Police in raising awareness on prevalent crimes, missing persons, stolen vehicles, and wanted suspects.
11 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE CUSTOMER GRIEVANCES Like any other organisation, the Fiji Police Force has customers who may be grieved either by the people serving them or by the services rendered to them.

The organisation takes all complaints against it or its officers very seriously.

Complaints are feedbacks on police service.


It gives opportunities for seeking areas of improvement to enhance customer satisfaction through: treating all parties impartially; adopting proportionality in resource allocation and level of scrutiny; and aiming at resolving grievances and enhancing professionalism of members of the police force.
Grieved consumers of police service lodge their complaints at their nearest police post/station, the divisional Head Quarters, the Internal Affairs Unit at the National Headquarters in Nasinu or at the CID Headquarters in Suva.
A comparative summary of total complaints against service CAS and Police officers CAP is illustrated below: Presidential Guard The Internal Affairs Unit was formed to Improve Discipline & Ethical Standards within the Force and was relocated to the Police HQ due to the high number of Complaints Against Police and Complaints Against Services.
It has become a Key Performance Indicator in the Annual Corporate Plan of the Fiji Police in an effort to reduce the complaints and disciplinary offences against discipline officers by 50%.

While there have been reductions in complaints received from all divisions, the number of complaints received by the Internal Affairs Unit based at Police HQ has more than doubled as illustrated in Figure 1.
In order to harness this, the Directorate of Internal Affairs initiated a new Integrity Framework and strengthened its mechanisms of conducting its quarterly monitoring & evaluation and audit of internal control systems and processes.

The unit also conducted lectures, presentations and awareness throughout the divisions on customer service, the importance of initial actions and providing timely feedback to complainants.
While the Chaplain and Counselling services and the Internal Affairs deal with personnel grievances and complaints, the Corporate Services and Administration Division pushes forward the necessary resources for frontline officers to investigate reports effectively.
Figure 1 Comparison of CAS and CAPs 2014 -2015 In investigating and curbing these complaints, the Internal Affairs Unit was established and relocated to the National Police HQ while the office of the Force Chaplain does counselling and fellowship programs.

Various ethical based empowerment initiatives targeting ethical and welfare issues and programs on systems and processes were developed and initiated by the Force Chaplain and the Directorate of Internal Affairs respectively.
Chaplaincy and Counselling Services Unit, under the leadership of the Force Chaplain, published weekly updates in the Force Routine Orders; conducted devotions/meetings [88]; lectures [22]; spiritual fellowships [14]; advocacy [9]; mission family visitations [53]; visitation to sick police officers [106]; counselling services [77] and attended to death services for police officers.
The Chaplain has a very instrumental role in guiding officers with disciplinary issues and collaborating with the Internal Affairs Unit to control complaints against police.

12 OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE OUTPUT 2.0 CRIME PREVENTION & CONTROL The safety of the general public is one of the critical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Fiji Police Force.
Of the eight KPIs, four is targeted directly in reducing overall crime rate by 10%; reducing serious offences by 10%; reducing crimes against women by 10% and reducing crimes against children by 10%.

In 2015, overall crime reports [CRs] registered were 20,819 compared to 17,636 CRs in 2014; this is an increase of 18% (an increase of 3,183 reports).

The divisions have recorded an increase in overall crime reports from the year 2014 to 2015.
The Southern Division recorded the highest number of crime reports.

This is the result of the increased number of thefts, burglaries and assaults in the Southern Division.

Factors contributing to this include: the increasing confidence in reporting cases and the increasing awareness of individual rights.
Crimes are positively correlated to development and population, both of which are increasing in this area of operation, given the investments in the greater Suva area and the population it continues to attract from rural areas.

The detailed divisional and the five year crime statistics is appended at the end of this report and a separate detailed Annual Crime Statistics 2015 has been published.

Illustrated below is the five year crime trend of overall crime cases from 2011 to 2015.
It shows that the overall crime seems to have an upward trend; indicating an increase in crime.

Figure 2 Five year overall Crime Trend 2011 - 2015.

13 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE The Serious Offences consists of nine (9) offences: 1) Rape & Attempted Rape, 2) Defilement of girls under 13 years, 3) Defilement of girls between 13 to 16 years, 4) Murder, 5) Aggravated Robbery, 6) Burglary, 7) Arson & Setting fire to crops, 8) Theft of Motor Vehicles and, 9) Drug Offences.
When comparing the Serious Offences by Divisions for the years 2014 and 2015 an increase in Serious Crime by 23% (of 702 cases) has been noted.

The Serious offences that have recorded an increase from 2014 to 2015 are: Rape & Attempted Rape by 38 cases, Murder by 6 cases, Aggravated Robbery by 67 cases, Burglary by 554 cases and Drugs offences by 96 cases.
On a lighter note, the Serious Offences that recorded a decrease from 2014 to 2015 are: Defilement by 32 cases, Arson & Setting Fire to Crops by 22 cases and Theft of Motor Vehicles by 5 cases.

For 2014, the victims of Serious Crime were mostly Males (56%) followed by Females (32%), Police Officers (7%), Companies (3%), Government (0.4%) and Others (1.6%).
However, in 2015 victims of Serious Crimes are as follows: Males (59%) followed by Females (32%), Police officers (5.5%), Companies (2%), Government (0.5%) and Others (1%).

Reducing Crimes Against Women consists of women (18 years and over) who are victims of sexual offences/abuse and physical offences/abuse.

Crime against women has increased from 2014 to 2015 by 0.2% (increase of 5 cases) and only Southern Division had a slight decrease.
Figure 3 Serious Comparison 2014 - 2015 Figure 4 Crimes Against Women Comparison 2014 - 2015 Further analysis revealed that the offences involving women as victims that have reportedly increased from 2014 to 2015 are: Rape & Attempted Rape by 25 cases, Indecent Assault by 14 cases, Serious Assault by 6 cases, Assault with Intent to cause grievous harm by 5 cases, Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm by 125 cases, Common Assault by 14 cases and Others against the Person by 26 cases.
Additionally, in 2014, a total of 378 cases were domestic (violence) related cases against women where the offenders were spouses, partners or immediate family members.

This increased by 4% in 2015 which recorded 393 domestic (violence) related cases against Women.

The increase can be construed to indicate two things.

One, that females are feeling more confident to come forward to report cases and two, it is a reflection of societal ideology.
The Fiji Police Force, at all times, emphasises the need to be more receptive and conscious of the victims’ security when they come to lodge reports of crimes against them.

They have to be more gender sensitive and avoid actions that can lead to victimisation or personal insecurity.

Thus professionalism and upholding the code of ethics is a must at all times whilst on or off duty.
Tourist Police on duty 14 OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE Statistics show that overall Crimes Against Children (persons below age of 17) increased by 6% (61 cases) from 2014 to 2015.

In comparison to 2014, there have been notable increases in crimes against children in 2015.
These are: rape & attempted rape which increased by 10 cases, indecent assault by 3 cases, murder by 1 case, manslaughter by 1 case, serious assault by 3 cases, assault with intent to cause grievous harm by 3 cases, assault causing actual bodily harm by 36 cases and common assault by 46 cases.

In both the years, 69 offences were related to domestic violence and the offenders were parents, grandparents and immediate family members.
In addressing crimes against children, the Juvenile Bureau conducted awareness programmes in communities, schools and the media on issues ranging from education, sexual offences, Child Protection, Crimes Decree, domestic violence, child welfare, abuse, suicide, drugs, indicators of sexual abuse, child neglect and safety tips.

The Unit engaged in consultations with various stakeholders such as UNICEF and other stakeholders with the Inter-agency guidelines on responses to all forms of child abuse.
The officers also conducted lectures at the Fiji Police Academy [FPA] on issues of Child Protection.

The Sexual Offence Unit also raised awareness Programmes on issues such as: Family Values, Sexuality, and Child Welfare.

The Drug Intelligence Unit raised drug related awareness, investigated drug related offences reported and interviewed and charged those suspected to have been involved in drug related offences.
The unit received and processed intelligence information which assisted in the surveillance operations leading to raids and the confiscation of illegal drugs having millions of dollars in street value.

Finally, the Human Trafficking Unit investigated a case of four (4) Bangladesh nationals who were on transit in Fiji with the promise to be taken to Australia for work and had their files summarised and submitted to the Director of Public prosecution [DPP].
The unit was also engaged in raising awareness through lectures and workshops during the year.

Figure 5 Crimes Against Children Comparison 2014 - 2015 In addition, the Fiji Police continues to embrace the DUAVATA [Drawing Unity Amongst Various Agencies Through Acceptance] Community Policing program as a preventative measure to curb crimes at community level.

The program also underwent a review recently.


One of the key approaches to Community Policing is through music and the Fiji Police Band plays a pivotal role in enhancing community partnership between the Police and the communities.

The Unit continues to entertain people from all walks of life in cities, towns, state functions, parades, tourism activities, concerts and cultural performances.
During the year a total of 131 Full Band, 235 Dance Band and 61 Public Relations bands were performed to a value of $104,271.00.

To further enhance capabilities, new brass and woodwind instruments were purchased for the unit from Kurt Jacob & Co and a 60 seater bus was also allocated to the Bands for ease of transporting equipment to event venues.

In the late 2015, the Bands team released an album dubbed Sigidrigi which was recorded at Exotic Music Fiji.
15 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE OUTPUT 3.0 EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION, DETECTION, & PROSECUTION Another core function of any Police organisation is to effectively investigate, detect and successfully prosecute suspects.

On the outset, investigation is defined as the search for the truth in the interest of justice and in accordance with the specifications of the Law.

Reported offences are offences which are reported to the Police and appropriate entries endorsed in the complaints register.
Offences are deemed to be detected once: offender has been arrested/ summoned; or offender has been dealt with in accordance with the laws of Fiji.

The rate of detection as a key performance indicator is tagged to be maintained above 70%.

Looking at the achievements of the four divisions in terms of the number of crime reports received and detected cases, the detection rates have significantly fallen in 2015 in all the divisions.
Overall, the crime reports increased from 17,636 to 20,811 from 2014 to 2015 however the number of detected cases fell from 12,272 to 10,868.

This is a decline of the detection rate from 70% in 2014 to 52% in 2015.

Figure 6 Detection Rate 2014 - 2015 The various divisions of the organisation that spearheaded the investigative and prosecution are the Criminal Investigations Division [CID], Intelligence Bureau [IB], Prosecution and the Forensic Science Services [FSS] Division.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION (CID) Every Police Station around the country has a Criminal Investigating component, while the Criminal Investigations Unit at HQ houses specialised units such as the Organised Crimes Unit [previously known as the Major Crime Division], Juvenile Bureau, Sexual Offences Unit, Drug Intelligence and Human Trafficking Unit.

The Organised Crime (previously Major Crime Division) investigated various cases.
The major achievement of the Unit was the charge laid on a pastor for two counts of rape in Taveuni.

INTELLIGENCE BUREAU (IB) The core function of the unit is to provide crime intelligence to consumers such as: the President of Fiji, the Prime Minister, Minister for Defence, National Security and Immigration, Commissioner of Police, Commander of RFMF, the Attorney General, and Director National Assessment at the Ministry of Defence.
The Intelligence Assessment Office (IAO) also conducted Police clearance and captured the records for profiling purposes.

The Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) carried out discreet enquiries and other covert operations throughout the year.

Transnational Crime Unit (TCU) continued surveillance on persons of interests whilst working in close relation with other law enforcement agencies and TCU stakeholders.
The team assisted the Customs Intelligence Unit by conducting random searches around Suva’s freight companies’ bonded warehouse and the borders at the Suva wharf and Nausori Airport.

This operation was ably supported by the assistance of sniffer dogs.

Officers were involved in a joint operation between the Fiji Police Force, New Zealand Customs, Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority and the Australian Federal Police which resulted in the seizure of drugs worth more than $100 million Fijian dollars in Suva.
Police Officers at a Crime Scene 16 OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE The unit also arrested a Fijian national of Malolo, Nadi and later charged him for illegal importation of parcels containing amphetamine weighing close to 80kg.

Another person was arrested in this connection and charged for the same offence - Section 4 [i] of the Illicit Drugs Control Act 2004.

Both were remanded at Suva Prison.


The Intelligence Bureau houses the country's International Police Office [INTERPOL] which facilitates overseas enquiries with Interpol member countries and Interpol HQ in Lyon, France.

Most of these enquiries are from case referrals to individuals’ background checks on likely offenders.

Local enquiries were conducted by the office with law enforcement agencies and stakeholders.
These include Births, Deaths and Marriages office, Immigration, Embassies and other internal Police Departments.

Police Protection Officers (PPO) Unit accorded Police Protection to VIPs including dignitaries and diplomats.

Chief PPO conducted training on PPO to 20 Basic Intelligence Course participants and attended a two (2) days workshop coordinated by Mr. Iowane Naivalurua at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The unit also covered two major tasking during the ACP/ EU meeting and the PIDF meeting which were conducted at the Grand Pacific Hotel.

PROSECUTION The Directorate of prosecution was re-established in 2013 and was tasked to provide prosecution services in the criminal justice system.

The unit managed to reduce the number of backlog cases by 35% from 5,492 cases in 2014 to 3,011 cases in 2015.

Thus, a total of 2,480 pending cases were disposed in 2015.
The fresh charges filed and registered included a rise in crime reports [CR] from 8,400 registered in 2014 to 8,533 in 2015 with an increase noted in Traffic Reports [TR] from 708 to 780 with the largest increase recorded in Traffic Infringement Notices [TIN] which increased from 12,625 to 18,017 cases.

The number of cases prosecuted, including the backlog cases decreased from 66,316 in 2014 to 59,159 in 2015 while prosecution of TR & TINs declined as well from 15,138 to 14,758 cases.
The number of cases convicted, including the backlog cases from previous years notably increased with a total of 1,813 more convictions recorded in 2015.

The CR cases convicted increased from 5,091 to 5,888 while convictions on TR cases increased from 3,460 to 4,476.

Though not significant, a positive trend is seen in the number of cases acquitted, including the backlog cases from previous years, which declined from 188 cases in 2014 to 141 in 2015.
Cases discharged increased by 75 CRs from 294 in 2014 to 369 in 2015.

The TRs discharged declined by 141 cases from 164 cases to 23 cases in 2015.

FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICES The Forensic Science Services (FSS) Division plays a critical role in the provision of support services towards Criminal Investigation and successful prosecution.

The division is mandated to assist the Fiji Police, Judiciary and the people of Fiji in conducting forensic analysis.
The Fiji Police has been building Forensic capabilities within the service to a fully functional Forensic Laboratory System.

Analysts provide technical assistance and training, evaluate and analyse evidence, interpret results and provide expert testimony related to the full spectrum of physical evidence recovered from crime scenes.

The Forensic analysis is provided by trained and specialized personnel centrally based at the FSS building within the Fiji Police Academy.
The infrastructure has been undergoing reconfiguration since 2013 to meet safety and customer service needs.

Units housed by the FSS include: Crime Scene Investigation; Criminal Records Office; Forensic Fingerprints; Forensic Pathology; Forensic Chemistry and Forensic Biology Labs.

The year in review saw the continuation of sustained high level drug submission.
Major investment in the latest analytical instruments procured and validated during the year is expected to positively impact on the outputs in the near future.

The completion of the histology lab is another landmark and it shows the commitment of the FSS staff.

Forensic Officer at work 17 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE The pathologists were requested twice for their assistance by the Australian Federal Police to assist with Medico-Legal Death Investigation in Vanuatu.
drug cases leading to faster processing of urgent cases; the chemistry lab renovation and allocation of $400,000 towards capital projects for the lab.

Crime Scene Investigations major achievements was the approval of $185,000 for the Forensic Document Examination Capital Project and major renovation of the CSI office.

The Criminal Records Office worked very closely with the Finger Prints Unit and the Intelligence Bureau for vetting of police clearance applications.
A total of 28,937 police clearance applications were processed and vetted.

This raised revenue of $1,999,871.16 for the State revenue.

Forensic pathology is the branch of medical practice and science associated with the law through the medico-legal death investigation system.
The unit was formalised in 2009 within the Fiji Police Force with the basic function of conducting post mortem examinations or autopsies of individuals for the purpose of producing evidence for the administration of justice, research, public health and safety through four key functional components: ascertaining the cause of death, the manner of death, the mechanism of death and human victim identification.

These were previously performed by the Ministry of Health Divisional Hospital Pathology Departments.
The FTIR Spotlight Microscope is used to identify drugs in liquid and solid forms [crystal, powder, tablet, or capsules].

The ultimate purpose of the instrument is to identify illicit drugs via infra-red spectroscopy and also differentiate from legitimate drugs.

Forensic Biology & DNA lab analysed and profiled 756 cases of which 59.78% cases were detected through DNA analysis.
POLICE SPECIAL RESPONSE UNIT (PSRU) The Police Special Response Unit [PSRU] is a unit that assists in times of emergencies and where special responses are warranted especially for investigative purposes.
The unit provides Personal Protection Officers [PPOs] duty to VIPs, delegates and persons of high offices, guard duties at the Presidential residence, COMPOLs residence, AGs residence; Static duties at Government House as well as guard and traffic duties during parliamentary sittings; assist with drug raids; search and rescue of missing persons; and provide proactive awareness and visibility patrols in the various divisions.
The medico-legal or forensic post mortem examinations or autopsies are performed on deaths that are unexpected, unexplained, unnatural, or suspicious and unidentified.

These include all deaths that are directly or indirectly related to accidents or injury, suicides, deaths related to medical procedures, deaths occurring while in official custody, deaths where the cause is uncertain and deaths where the identity of the individual is unknown.
The unit conducted anti-riot drills, arms drills, firing party, and provided support during sedition investigations in the form of raids, arrests, escorts, and security of Courts during trials.

The PSRU also has the Force Armoury [Arms Unit].

The armourer processed firearm licenses, new license applications, transfer of arms licenses and the facilitation for import and export of arms.
Reports were then prepared for consumption by a wide spectrum of stakeholders: the deceased's families and relatives, law enforcement agencies, the office of the DPP, Fiji Courts, the Ministry of Health, hospitals, medical practitioners, transport departments, and the suicide prevention advocacy groups, to name a few.
Amongst the many achievements, the Unit developed the first ever National Guidelines for Forensic Autopsy in Fiji, completion of the histology lab, successful identification of four human skeletal remains through thorough examination and DNA analysis in collaboration with the Dental/ Odontology team at CWM Hospital and the DNA lab at the FSS.
In collaboration with the AFP and Vanuatu Police, the Unit conducted two medico- legal autopsies and conducted basic training for the Vanuatu Police and the Hospital Staff in post mortem examinations.

A total of 813 autopsies were conducted during the year of which 468 deaths were natural, 157 due to accidents, 26 due to homicides, 128 due to suicides and 34 were intermediate.
The major achievements of the forensic chemistry lab included: the purchase of the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy [FTIR] Microscope; on the site attendance and analysis of 18 Police Drug Raid OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE OUTPUT 4.0 ROAD SAFETY The Fiji Police Traffic Control Division is mandated to ensure “Safer Vehicles, Safer Drivers, Safer Roads” as stipulated in the Fiji Decade of Actions for Road Safety 2011-2020 endorsed by the Prime Minister.

speeding offences.
speeding offences.

An additional 1,202 were booked for seatbelt offences, 2, 506 for careless driving and 13,546 for other traffic related offences.

The fines projected to be collected from these offences were estimated at $2,912,440.00.

Contrary to the organisational KPI to reduce road fatalities by 30%, the number of road fatalities increased by 32% from 49 in 2014 to 65 in 2015.

Of these, 15 victims were drivers, 25 were passengers, 24 pedestrians and 1 cyclist.
The Southern Division shows the highest number of road fatalities.

This is probably due to the rapid addition of motor vehicles to the roads particularly in the Suva-Nausori corridor and improved road conditions.

This calls for the State to revise its policies in terms of limiting the number of vehicles on our roads.

In this regards, the Division has been enforcing laws and investigating traffic offences directly related to “Fatal Five” causes of road fatalities.
It is also mandated to assist Land Transport Authority in the performance of its function and exercise of its powers.

A total of 5,165 joint operations were carried out targeting illegal operators where a total of 164,530 vehicles were intercepted through these joint operations.

Operations targeting drunk and drive resulted in 29,465 random breath tests which led to 723 drink and drive arrests.
Radar operations resulted in 33,109 drivers being booked for Police Officer attending to an accident Figure 7 Road Fatalities 2014 - 2015 In collaboration with the Department of Weights and Measures and Dragger Safety South Pacific [Pty] Ltd standardisation of traffic enforcement equipment were carried out.

This included the annual calibration of Dragger Alcotest 7110 [Evidential Equipments]; Alcotest 7410 [Roadside Breath Testing Devices]; and speed detectors.
Specialised traffic training and workshops were conducted to upskill officers’ capability in their roles.

This included a motor cycle training program development; dragger operators course in all the divisions; and the Divisional Traffic Officers inspections of Dockets and Vehicles in the respective divisions.

To enhance road safety initiatives & enforcements, the Division conducted a total of 64,614 nationwide road safety campaigns on fatal five and pedestrian safety programs.
A total of 8,524 school patrols were conducted during the school year.

To enhance community partnership, 16 stakeholder meetings and 13 Divisional Traffic Officers management meetings were also conducted.

A total of 613 funeral escorts were provided; 216 for VIPs and 207 for other escort services.
The Fatal Five • • • • • Speeding Drink & Drive Driver attitude Seat-belt Pedestrian/Driver Fatigue 19 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE OUTPUT 5.0 ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS For any organisation to effectively achieve its outputs, it is necessary to have the efficient support units.

These include the Strategic Planning, Policy, Research and Development Unit, Fiji Police Academy, Human Resource Management, Legal Unit, and the Force Medical Unit.
The performance of the unit was boosted with the absorption of four more new staff and the approval to purchase some much needed medical equipment.

The Unit continued to carry out its health audit with 418 members screened during the year.

In addition, a total of 3,935 patients were seen for various illnesses during the year.

LEGAL UNIT The Legal Unit is mandated to provide legal support services to the Office of the Commissioner and any Unit or Formation within the organisation.
The Unit facilitated ten [10] civil litigations, provided 172 legal opinions, and forwarded 268 discipline case files to the COMPOL’s office.

The Director attended meetings, lectures, workshops and signed ten [10] contracts during the year.

Memorandums of Understanding [MOUs] were signed with: Indonesia Police Services on National Narcotics Board; Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation; and Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation; Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Health.
While Memorandums of Agreement [MOAs] were signed with: Vodafone Fiji Ltd; Nauru Police Services; and Pactok [subsidiary of Fiji TV].

A presentation to the Parliament Sub-Committee, Foreign Affairs and Defence on Torture Legislation was made by the Directorate.

STRATEGIC PLANNING, POLICY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT The Unit has the core function of charting the strategic direction through plans and policies as per Commissioner’s Directives.
During the year, the unit developed the concept papers for the following: Regularisation of Unestablished Units; Draft Paper on the Special Constabulary; Fiji Police Band Engagement Policy; Employee Appraisal review and the Police Women's Network paper.

The research and development team undertook research work on: 'Nature of victims and suspects of sexual offences'; 'Trends in Policing' and CAS & CAPS.

The team also compiled monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
These also include the compilation, analysis and dissemination of relevant statistics for relevant stakeholders.

The planning and the monitoring division of the unit developed the Annual Corporate Plan 2015 and 2016 which was successfully launched.

The various Divisions, Formations, Units and Directorates were assisted in developing their business plans accordingly which were then verified by the team on a quarterly basis.
Another major tasking undertaken by the Unit was to review the Police Act and Force Standing Orders [FSO] with the attachment of the White Paper Team.

Other tasking included the submission of the Government's New Initiative One Year Progress to the Office of the Prime Minister and the compilation of parliamentary questions/answers for the Minister of Defence, National Security and Immigration.
Presentations were also delivered to dignitaries and diplomats who visited the Commissioner of Police at the Police HQ.

FORCE MEDICAL UNIT To maintain a consistent & effective health focussed workforce, the unit provided daily General Outpatient Department services.

It also catered for the Required Fitness Level (RFL) and stand by duties during sporting engagements.
20 Police Medics during sporting engagements OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT A summary of the distribution of manpower within the organisation is given below.

Attrition A total of 62 officers left the Force in 2015 due to death [11], resignation [16], retirement [14] and dismissal/termination [21].
Figure 8.0 Manpower strength, 2015 Promotions & Acting appointments A total of 165 officers were promoted in 2015 while 821 acting appointments were processed to fill the vacant positions due to attrition.

Overseas Courses, Secondments and Attachments In line with the target of increasing international leadership assignments and training opportunities, a total of 82 officers attended overseas training with most of the courses being held in India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Indonesia.
Sixteen [16] officers attended training under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation [ITEC] program.

Five of our officers were on attachment/secondment during the year at various institutes namely, the Victoria Institute of Forensic Medicine [VIFM], Melbourne, Australia; NZ Police Dog Training Centre, Wellington, NZ; United Nations Mission in South Sudan and TCU - Samoa.
A summary of all overseas trainings is tabulated below: 21 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE The efforts of individual officers in upgrading their qualifications at their personal expense are noteworthy.

Officers are enrolled at the three main tertiary institutions and are pursuing qualifications at Undergraduate, Post graduate and even MBA.
Courses mostly taken at undergrad levels include management, HR, Sociology, Psychology, Pacific Policing, LLB, Commerce,Leadership and so forth while courses undertaken at Post Graduate level include International Relations, Diplomacy and Governance.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY [OHS] The summary of activities of the OHS unit is illustrated below: Figure 9 OHS Activities, 2015 22 OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE PEACEKEEPING & HESU SUPPORT SERVICES November with a total of 313 officers who appeared for assessment and 81 successfully passed the exams.

The HESU is mandated to effectively manage and process all overseas mission deployment and reintegration programs.
FIJI POLICE ACADEMY A summary of personnel serving in mission areas is highlighted below: S/N Mission Areas Qtr 1 Qtr 2 1.

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Liberia South Sudan Solomon Isl Sinai Darfur Total 6 9 2 8 - 1 9 2 - - Qtr 3 - 14 2 - 3 Qtr 4 - 14 2 - 3 25 12 19 19 Figure 10 Oversea Mission, 2015 In the first quarter, 25 officers returned home from Darfur and re-integrated at the FPA through a week long post deployment reintegration program.
A pre-deployment program was also conducted from 14-17th December in preparation for 10 officers preparing for the next UNMISS rotation.

The UN SAAT test was held at the FPA from 9th - 16th The Fiji Police Academy [FPA] is the principal arm for in house training programs for the Fiji Police.

It lays the theoretical and some hands on training for human capital equipping men and women in the Force to better perform their duties.
Apart from conducting courses at the Academy, the staff were also involved with the following: • representing the FPF at the International School's Careers Expo Open Day team building program for seasonal workers in Nadi to prepare workers for overseas employment Blood drive for FPA staff and course participants represented at careers expo at Yet Sen Secondary School hosted AGM for Police Wives NCLASA [MoD] meeting at FPA conducted an Investigations Skills Training Workshop for the Ministry of Forestry assistance rendered to USP Law students on assessments for Moot Court sessions successful completion of Human Rights Gender Training of Trainers Awareness Workshop DTE conducted a lecture on 'Training Needs Analysis' to the Nauru Police Service.
• • • • • • • • • 23 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE ANNUAL CRIME STATISTICS 2014 - 2015 Divisional Comparison of Crimes Registered 24 OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE The table above shows the comparison for the year 2014 and 2015 for the four divisions and their percentage change for the category of offences 25 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE ANNUAL CRIME STATISTICS Crime Cases Recorded (Five year comparison) 26 OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE The table above shows the five year (2011 to 2015) comparison of criminal offences.
The year 2015 recorded an increase in crime by 18% in comparison to the year 2014.
27 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE FIJI POLICE FORCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE 1 OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE FIJI POLICE FORCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Independent Audit Report ..............................................................................................3 Management Certificate..................................................................................................4 Statement of Receipts and Expenditure..........................................................................5 Appropriation Statement..................................................................................................6 Statement of Losses........................................................................................................7 Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements...................................................8 -10 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE 3 OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE 5 OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE 6 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE 7 OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE 8 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE 9 OUR PERFORMANCE FIJI POLICE FORCE 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 OUR PERFORMANCE Note