The rise in cell phone mugging has seen police launch the hotspots the place the crime occurred within the metropolis over the previous two years.
The areas mirror these the Nationwide Police Service and the Nationwide Crime and Analysis Centre have listed prior to now for numerous crimes together with mugging and theft.
The next areas are frequent for mugging and homicide crimes:
The realm between Wilson Airport and South C, the world near Oilibya Petrol Station within the Mathare Slum space, Kware in Rongai, Kajiado, Limuru highway stretch between city and the Nakuru Freeway is listed as frequent for carjacking and mugging.
Kisumu Ndogo space in Athi River is infamous for homicide crimes and mugging, Kosovo in Athi River is thought for theft and mugging and the Congo space close to Kawangware is frequent for drug trafficking, rape, and mugging.
Others are the matatu stage close to Bunyala Street and Likoni bridge alongside Likoni Street, each within the Industrial space, the place suspects disguise beneath the bridge and assault lone pedestrians.
Nyayo Stadium Flyover, and the world close to the previous Taj Mall underpass alongside the Southern Bypass are different hotspots .
You’re additionally prone to be mugged alongside KenCom Bus Station, Kimathi Avenue, River Street, Temple Street, Race Course Street, Hakati Street, Railways Terminus alongside Haile Selassie Avenue and Moi Avenue from 4am to 6am and over the night rush hours between 7 pm to 11 pm.
In November final 12 months, a crackdown on muggers netted 16 younger males armed with 37 kitchen knives, a toy pistol, three pangas, six scissors, and two hammers hiding in a makeshift hideout alongside Southern bypass.
Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei mentioned the suspects have been arrested after a crackdown was launched concentrating on muggers alongside the world, following limitless complaints from members of the general public.
The crackdown adopted the federal government’s declaration of an all-out battle on mugging gangs within the metropolis and different main cities.
“We have now witnessed rising prison actions involving small teams of criminals armed with knives and different weapons who’re terrorising the residents of this metropolis and some different city areas,” Inside CS Prof Kithure Kindiki mentioned on the time.
An motion plan was drafted in opposition to the rising mugging circumstances and a brand new command construction that encompasses officers from the nationwide authorities administration was set as much as mitigate in opposition to additional incidents, resulting in a lull of their assaults.
“These boys who’ve dared the federal government and need to inform us they will take over town and make it a centreof crime, we have now heard you and we’re coming efficient instantly,” Prof Kindiki warned on the time.
Different infamous crime hotspots in Nairobi embody Githurai Congo, Kamae, Kwale, Jua Kali, Kahawa West, Kangemi flyover, Juja highway, Kiamaiko Space One in Mathare, Mathare bridge, Colping Church Space, Santon in Kasarani, Huruma, Koja, Mathare, Grogan , Korogocho, Airforce Stage, Githurai roundabout and Laini Saba, Lindi and Kwa Reli in Kibra.
