By AVA TURNQUEST

Tribune Staff Reporter

aturnquest@tribunemedia.net

SIXTY-SIX people have been the victims of armed robbery within the past two months - an average of one person per day - it has been revealed.

But police say at least half of these crimes could have been prevented had the victims carried out basic proactive measures.

Personal responsibility is said to be a vital prerequisite of crime prevention.

Supt Stephen Dean, director of the Royal Bahamas Police Force's National Crime Prevention (NCP) office, said: "Opportunity is the key element in crime, reduce the opportunity, reduce crime.

"A lot of these cases were unnecessary and could have been avoided had ...

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