Kingston – Jamaica has recorded 33 murders in the first 13 days of this year, with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) indicating that the figure is on par with the corresponding period in 2023.
JCF said that 13 of the 19 police divisions across the island have had one or more murders since the start of 2024. The St James police division, which led the country in murders for consecutive years, recorded nine murders as of January 13 this year compared with five last year.
The figures also show that the parish of St Ann has had five homicides as against none recorded for the same period last year.
The JCF said that the Trelawny, St Mary, Clarendon, Kingston Western, St Andrew North and St Thomas police divisions have so far recorded no murders.
According to the figures released here, shootings increased by 50 per cent with 39 incidents.
There is also an increase in the number of injured people, with 32 reports compared to 20 the previous year. (CMC)
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