KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica recorded its bloodiest seven days of the year last week, with 44 murders recorded, according to figures released by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
The report stated the number of murders in the nation had increased from 995 as of November 16 to 1,039 as of November 23.
But despite the increase, the JCF said that the year-on-year murder decline has dipped two percentage points to 18 per cent.
According to the JCF figures, two of the 19 police divisions have recorded over 100 murders so far this year with St. James,117, and St. Andrew South, 107.
The figures show that Westmoreland, 94, St. Catherine North, 86, and St. Catherine South, 74, round out the top five murderous police divisions.
The JCF said that 5 of the 19 police divisions have recorded a decline in murders over last year and that shootings, injured persons, rape, robbery and break-ins are down compared with the corresponding period of last year.