Murders up by 5.8 per cent since January
Published:Monday | April 30, 2018 | 12:00 AM
The latest police statistics are indicating a 5.8 per cent increase in murders.
According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force, from January 1 to April 28, there were 471 murders up from 445 over the similar period last year.
There was also an increase in shootings but other major crimes declined.
Shootings - up 5.9 per cent
2018 - 414
2017 - 391
Rapes - down 20.4 per cent
2018 - 133
2017 - 167
Aggravated assaults - down 32. 7 per cent
2018 - 103
2017 - 153
MURDERS BY POLICE DIVISIONS
St Andrew Central
2018 - 26
2017 - 18
St Andrew South
2018 - 68
2017 - 22
St Andrew North
2018 - 16
2017 - 17
Kingston Central
2018 - 6
2017 - 11
Kingston Eastern
2018 - 20
2017 - 11
Kingston Western
2018 - 33
2017 - 32
St Thomas
2018 - 13
2017 - 7
St Catherine North
2018 - 54
2017 - 43
St Catherine South
2018 - 28
2017 - 18
Clarendon
2018 - 49
2017 - 39
Manchester
2018 - 5
2017 - 13
St Elizabeth
2018 - 7
2017 - 5
Westmoreland
2018 - 50
2017 - 43
Hanover
2018 - 19
2017 - 29
St James
2018 - 30
2017- 90
Trelawny
2018 - 7
2017 - 4
St Ann
2018 - 13
2017 - 19
St Mary
2018 - 16
2017 - 8
Portland
2018 - 5
2017 - 2
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