How many murders in jamaica 2016?

Jamaica had about 45 slayings per 100,000 people in 2015, keeping it ranked among the most violent countries in the world. In recent years, the UN listed the island as having the world’s sixth-worst homicide rate. read more

This means that while the gun is most prevalent in committing murders, offenders are using other means to kill people. However, the police statistics do not indicate how the 1,192 people killed up to December 26 this year were slain. read more

Western Hemisphere > Jamaica; Western Hemisphere > Jamaica > Kingston 4/26/2016 Overall Crime and Safety Situation Post Crime Rating: Critical Crime Threats Crime is a result of many factors: poverty, retribution, drugs, gangs, and politics. read more