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Tetu safe haven without any police station

Women from Gicheha in Tetu during a past women empowerment meet. Crime rates in the region are low despite having no police station. [File, Standard]

Despite being in the same county with Mathira Constituency, crime rates in Tetu Constituency are relatively low.

According to the Kenya National Bureau Statistics Nyeri County Statistical Abstract report, 882 crimes were reported in 2014 in Mathira Constituency. Nyeri Central, which consists of Tetu and Nyeri Town combined, only reported 416 crimes in the same period.

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