an an ar ivo , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁force ▁President ▁R aval oman ana ▁from ▁power . ▁ ▁The ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁police ▁force , ▁par amil it ary ▁force ▁( g endar mer ie ) ▁and ▁the ▁secret ▁police . ▁The ▁police ▁and ▁g endar mer ie ▁are ▁station ed ▁and ▁admin ister ed ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁level . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁fewer ▁than ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁all ▁communes ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁these ▁security ▁forces , ▁with ▁most ▁lack ing ▁local - level ▁headquarters ▁for ▁either ▁corps . ▁Trad itional ▁community ▁trib un als , ▁called ▁d ina , ▁are ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁el ders ▁and ▁other ▁respect ed ▁figures ▁and ▁remain ▁a ▁key ▁means ▁by ▁which ▁justice ▁is ▁served ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁where ▁state ▁presence ▁is ▁weak . ▁Histor ically , ▁security ▁has ▁been ▁relatively ▁high ▁across ▁the ▁island . ▁Vi ol ent ▁crime ▁rates ▁are ▁low , ▁and ▁criminal ▁activities ▁are ▁pre domin antly ▁cr imes ▁of ▁opportunity ▁such ▁as ▁pick po cket ing ▁and ▁pet ty ▁the ft , ▁although ▁child ▁prost itution , ▁human ▁tra ff ick ing ▁and ▁the ▁production ▁and ▁sale ▁of ▁mar iju ana ▁and ▁other ▁illegal ▁dru gs ▁are ▁increasing . ▁Bud get ▁cut s ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁have ▁sever ely ▁impact ed ▁the ▁national ▁police ▁force , ▁producing ▁a ▁ste ep ▁increase ▁in ▁criminal ▁activity ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁ ▁Administr