Jamaica: 35 killed last week, murder tally climbs to 1,329
Thirty-five people were killed in Jamaica the previous week in one of the bloodiest seven-day periods since the start of the year.
This brings the national murder tally to 1,329 as of November 5, 2022.
It represents an eight per cent year-on-year increase in homicides, 98 more than the 1,231 recorded for the corresponding period in 2021.
Of the 19 police divisions, St James, 181; Westmoreland, 126; St Catherine North, 124; St Andrew South, 121; and St Catherine South, 105, are the top five most murderous divisions.
Portland has the fewest murders with 10, a 38 per cent reduction compared to the period under review in 2021.
Shootings, injured persons and rape cases have declined year after year.
Robberies and break-ins have increased by 20 and nine per cent, respectively.
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