Transparency is more than just a glass building

TRANSPARENCY IS MORE THAN JUST A GLASS BUILDING The Ministry of Internal Affairs claims that the crime in Georgia has decreased in 2013 compared to the previous year. To better understand what is really going on, JumpStart Georgia requested detailed crime data from the Ministry. JumpStarte MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS Received Sent On July 1, 2013, according to "A public agency shall render a decision on providing or denying access to public information immediately or not later than ten days." July July Articles 10, 28, 37, 40 of The General Administrative Code of Georgia, JumpStart 27 working days Georgia requested crime data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs 1 The General Administrative Code of August August Georgia, Article 40 Received Posted 8. August The Ministry of Internal Affairs replied to the request of JumpStart Georgia after 27 working days. The reply was incomplete and did not correspond to the request. JumpStart Requested Crime Statistics" In Georgia By months By types of crime From June 2012 to July 2013 EXL,CVS,XML х MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS From January to July 2012 and from January to July 2013 Sent Crime Statistics In Georgia Sum Hard copy "number of recorded crimes and number f cases whose investigation have been completed JumpStart Georgia requests that the Ministry of Internal Affairs publish the detailed crime statistics on their official website in electronic format (exl, csv, xml) so that the public might understand crime trends better in Georgia! Sources: JumpStart Georgia, Freedom of Information Request from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, # 1288346 The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Letter to JumpStart Georgia, #1549710 The General Administrative Code of Georgia JumpStartCe