Sixteen murders recorded last week as Jamaica’s homicide toll drops 22 per cent

Jamaica recorded 16 murders during the week of July 5-11, as the country’s downward trend in homicides continued.The previous two weeks, the country recorded single digit weekly murders. The latest Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) crime statistics show that 291 murders were recorded across the island as of July 11, which is 83 fewer than the corresponding period last year. The figures represent a 22 per cent decline in murders year over year.

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