POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS central ASIA of nearly 3.5 million. More than 6,000 people approached the MPRs during the year, and 1,770 complaints were registered. Only 708 of those complaints were security related, while 1,062 were related to social issues. A total of 1,456 complaints were resolved; a further 314 are under consideration. Public trust to the police dropped one point on the index measuring it, from 14.5 in 2017 to 13.5 in 2018. Due to the change of government in April 2018 and changes in the management of the main law enforcement agencies, public trust in all government institutions is generally decreasing, dropping on the index from 30.7 in 2017 to 25.2 in 2018. The POiB was able to make a long-lasting positive impact in Kyrgyzstan’s traffic safety education process. These changes benefited both girls and boys equally and promoted their safe behaviour on the roads. Together with experts from the public association “Road safety”, the POiB conducted a large-scale information campaign that involved more than 5,000 school children and promoted traffic safety through an awarenessraising campaign. Compared to 2017, the number of traffic accidents in the country decreased by 5.5 per cent, while the rate of casualties and injuries on the road dropped by 21 per cent. The number of child victims of traffic accidents fell from 104 to 87 (16.3 per cent fewer than in the previous year). The number of injured children dropped from 1,652 to 1,622 (2.0 fewer than in 2017). Activities Related to Threats Posed by Criminal Activity Organized Crime On 3 August and 12 October, public discussions were held with the participation of working group members and around 25 representatives of relevant state agencies, as well as delegates of local NGOs and academia. The POiB provided legislative and logistical support to the Interagency Working Group on the development of relevant legislative documents. Moreover, a national legal expert was hired to provide consultative and methodological assistance to this working group. As a result, a draft law was submitted to Parliament for review and approval. From 5 to 7 October, the POiB supported the first enlarged joint meeting of the Ministers of Interior of four Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), which took place in Issyk-Kul province. Following the event, a joint protocol on expanding the co- Community Policing Officer and Juvenile Delinquency Inspector meet pupils of a school in Issyk-Kul Province during a visit by a Mobile Police Reception team on 22 November 2018. (OSCE/Ibrokhimzhon Ulmasov) operation of the Ministries of Interior was signed. At the meeting, the Ministers also agreed to continue this initiative and to organize the next meeting in the same format in 2019 in Kazakhstan. As part of the meeting, the Ministers of Interior of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan signed a joint plan on cooperation in the fight against organized crime, the exchange of know-how on countering extremism and terrorism, and the interaction on ensuring public order and security in border areas. On 20 October, the POiB assisted Kyrgyzstan’s MoI with the translation and printing of a methodological handbook on modern methods and tactics for combating organized crime. The handbook is to be used for training MoI officials and aims to increase their effectiveness in the fight against organized crime. Between 19 and 24 November, “Portret-Poisk” working stations were installed at the Talas and Naryn MoI departments. The POiB assisted the MoI in expanding further the use of modern data-analysis tools at the level of territorial police departments by organizing two training sessions – one in each of the headquarters. Some 100 MoI officers were trained on the use of available databases in their operations. Illicit Drugs and Chemical Precursors From 20 to 26 June, the POiB helped organize two events dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, a sports event and a concert. These events were organized in partnership with the MoI and UNODC in Bishkek. In addition, the POiB produced short videos and public information material with a focus on the promotion of 121