Murders drop 10.8% in Jamaica

Murders in Jamaica fell 10.8 percent to the 26^th of August this year compared to the similar period last year, with  899 persons murdered to August 26, down from 1,008 last year for the same period last year, data from Jamaica Constabulary Force show.
Increases occurred in Hanover with 28 persons, an increase of 104 percent, with 55 murders. St. Ann has a rise of 29 percent from 41 murders last year to 53 this year. Clarendon rose 11 percent to 72 and Kingston Eastern 6 percent more than the 38 experienced in 2022, while Kingston Western popped 6 percent higher to 52.
St Catherine North had the most significant reduction of 33 percent, with 33 fewer deaths by force, compared with a total of 101 in 2022, while Westmoreland saw a decrease of 19 percent, but it continues to be a hot spot with 79 murders and that was picked up by Hanover up by 28 deaths from 27 in 2022, while St James remains a considerable problem area with a mere 4.4 per fall from 137 to 131.