The week of November 18th marked the deadliest period in Jamaica in the year 2024, witnessing 44 murders, the highest count for any week in 2024.
As per the most recent data released by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), the updated murder count stood at 1,039 as of November 23, 2024.
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The last report provided a week earlier, indicated that Jamaica had registered 995 murders as of November 16.
Since then, the year-on-year reduction in murders has decreased by two percentage points to 18 percent.
Among the 19 police divisions, two have surpassed 100 murders: St James with 117 and St Andrew South with 107.
Westmoreland with 94, St Catherine North with 86, and St Catherine South with 74 complete the top five most violent police divisions.
Notably, 15 out of 19 police divisions have experienced a decrease in murders compared to the previous year.
Incidents of shootings, injuries, rape, robbery, and burglaries have all declined relative to the same time frame in 2023.
