Savagery, Barbarism, Uncivilized you name it thats the Killing Fields aka Jamaica. Disagree just read the newspaper.
Since 1980 appx. 1100 people have been MURDERED every year. Total population 1.6 million. Do the stats. you are a potential victim if you live or visit Jamaica. Why, stats are made up of real people, and yes the victims are mainly poor black people.
So 1100*28(years 1980-2008)=30,800....If each victim would have produced an average of 3 children then 92,400 children were not born, multiply 92,400 by 3 children then 277,200 (1/4 million+) children were not be born....Population control?
Whatever it is this situation is unacceptable and if current trends continue the next 46 years will be similar to the first. For people that suffered through SLAVERY where million died this situation is unacceptable.
MERCILESS! Gunmen kill three in early morning attack
Friday, August 15, 2008
MERCILESS gunmen about 4:00 yesterday morning went to a tenement yard on Elgin Road in Kingston 5 with one mission. To kill. The men, armed with high-powered assault rifles as well as handguns, kicked open the front door of a board house occupied by Kadian Johnson, 25, and her younger brother, Henry Johnson, 22, and sprayed them with bullets while they slept.
A friend of Kadian Johnson, one of three persons killed in a house on Elgin Road in St Andrew yesterday, views the bloodied room in which Johnson and her brother were shot to death. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) They then walked a few metres to another board house on the premises where they completed their mission as they pumped bullets in Shaniel Johnson, 23. The armed men then fled the scene. Kadian's two-month-old baby, who was sheltered from the bullets by his mother, was not wounded. However, he was taken to hospital by family members. The police said approximately 40 AK-47, M16 and 9mm spent shells were recovered from the murder scene. Family members, neighbours and friends wept bitterly as they looked at the bodies of the three lying in pools of blood in their humble dwellings. The mother of Kadian and Henry Johnson, identified only as Doreen, entered the room where her two children were killed singing softly, but broke down and wept bitterly when she saw their blood splashed over the room. Nearby, Loraine Barnaby, whose son was the last of the three persons murdered, sat under a tree in the ill-fated yard as she reflected on the tragedy. "Tears is the language God understands; tears is the language God understands," a despondent Doreen sang repeatedly as she navigated the bloodied bed where her two children were killed. Doreen, who minutes before had assured relatives that she was all right, broke down openly with an ear-splitting wail and had to be hastily escorted from the room by a female friend. Outside in the yard, Shaniel's mother, Loraine, sat staring into space and unconsciously tapped the side of an old chair she had flung herself onto after hearing of her son's murder. "He just came from St Ann in June; him don't know about anything that is going on," the woman said, as her older sister comforted her with a gentle pat on the back. "Him was a quiet, quiet youth, him don't give any trouble. I don't know why them kill my baby so cruel," added the woman, who slowly turned her gaze to a gathering of children who, despite the sombre mood, found the time to joke with each other. Apart from a male resident, who said he was the first to see the bodies of the siblings, none of the residents who gathered at the entrance to the old yard spoke aloud. Women, some of whom were clad in morning gowns and flip-flops, whispered in hushed tones with each other, but went silent when reporters approached. "Nobody don't want to say anything cause nobody don't know who is who or why the man them come kill the people them pickney," one skimpily clad woman said. "Ask the police, them can tell you everything that went on, we don't know." Yesterday afternoon, Deputy Police Superintendent McArthur Sutherland said homicide investigators were still trying to find the motive behind the murders. "We are still trying to unravel the motive behind that shooting. That Elgin Road area is not known to give us murders. Places like Torrington Park and surrounding communities have had some conflict in recent times, so at the moment we think that it is that rivalry on the West Kingston (Police Division) border that might have triggered it," Sutherland told the Observer.
Fear grips Springvale Residents running scared MARK CUMMINGS, Observer West senior reporter Thursday, August 14, 2008
Stenneth Smith... we are going to take things in our hands to protect the community. If wi dead a so SPRINGVALE, St Elizabeth Last week's discovery of two bullet-riddled corpses in this usually quiet community as well as the robbery of a shopkeeper have the residents running scared. Notwithstanding, they say they are prepared to take matters into their own hands in order to prevent further criminal acts from occurring in the once crime-free community. "We are going to take things in our hands to protect the community. If wi dead a so; but any strange vehicle or any strange person that come here, we have to check them out," said Stennet Smith, a 62-year-old farmer.
"We are not going to depend on the police alone because we can't afford for any more crime to take place in the area," he emphasised.
Last Thursday, residents followed a trail of blood to the bullet-riddled bodies of 24-year-old Sherida Brooks, a bartender of St James' Cornwall Courts and 27-year-old Jerome "Amoy" Miller of St James Granville, in a 30-foot pit in a heavily forested section of the community. The two were reportedly shot to death on a section of a farm in the area and their bodies dragged along a rugged footpath to the pit several metres away. Area residents claimed that they saw a tinted white Toyota Camry motor car in the community at about 7:00 pm on Wednesday, and heard gunshots shortly afterwards.
Investigators probing the incident believe the victims were kidnapped and brought to Springvale where they were fatally shot.
In the other incident-which has left the more than 300 residents infuriated- 50-odd year- old shopkeeper, Gloria Robinson was robbed at gunpoint by a lone gunman of $11,500, a cellphone and phone cards just under two weeks ago at her grocery store. Several customers were also gun-butted, kicked and robbed during the ordeal. One of Robinson's granddaughters was also kidnapped during the incident which occurred at about 8:30 pm. She was reportedly found in the nearby Whitehall community in the nude, a day later. Last week Robinson who has lived almost all of her life in the community told the Observer West that she was very distressed by both incidents. " Mi really depressed and afraid of what is going on in the area. Mi never see anything like this in the district in all mi life," she said.
Easton Balkaran, who works on the farm where Brooks and Miller were allegedly killed, has also expressed concern about the recent criminal activities in the area. " Mi really a worry about it, we haffi go start defend the community now," said Balkaran, who was one of those robbed and gun-butted during the robbery at Robinson's shop. But Constabulary Communications Network (CCN) liaison officer for St Elizabeth, corporal Sophia Daley, said the police have since increased patrols in the area. "Since the incidents, the New Market police have been patrolling the area more frequently," Daley said. ...Mysterious microchips aid murder probe Investigators probing last week's double murder in the community are currently carrying out checks on two cellphone microchips found at the murder scene which they say are providing them with useful information. However they are yet to establish a motive for that incident. " We are following some leads but we have no suspects and no motives as yet," Daley told the Observer West.
Remembering 'Gardy' on the sporting edge Paul Reid Thursday, August 07, 2008
The 29th Olympiad, the world's greatest sporting showcase, gets under way in Beijing, China tonight (Jamaica time) and over 4 billion people will be following the action to the very end.
Jamaicans are among the most passionate sports-loving people in the world and without a doubt there many man hours will be lost in the work place over the next three weeks, especially during the track and field section.
This week's column, however, will not be about who will be at the Olympics and how many medals we will win or should win.
This week's column is not a feel- good one either and has nothing to do with the selfishness of self-centered persons who are threatening to tear our relay teams apart in China.
This week's column is about one person who will not be able to see even a single minute of the Olympics - a person who has given his life to sports in the country and served the country as a policeman.
Inspector Dennis Gardener, a Cornwall College old boy and a football and basketball coach was killed last weekend. Sadly, to most people he will only be another statistic among the carnage taking place in Jamaica today, where a life appears not to be worth much.
But to those who knew 'Gardy' he was much more than that; he was someone who gave so much to those around him, selflessly coaching youngsters and helping a lot of less fortunate youths to see further than our society would have managed to do.
He is the third of his mother's sons to die at the hands of hoodlums as his brothers Stanley and Rupert, were also cops who were killed by gunmen.
The last time I saw him, he was working at one of the gates at the national stadium during Jamaica's CONCACAF World Cup qualifying game against the Bahamas. As usual, he always had a smile on his face and we greeted each other as we always do with a firm handshake and warm wishes.
While we mourn someone who went out of his way to make life better for those around him and was taken away from us way too early, we should also give thanks for the time he was with us and the positive impact he made.
Walk good Gardy. Rest assured that your death will not go unpunished, if not in this life then certainly in the next.
Taxi man first victim for 2008 published: Wednesday | January 2, 2008 Dwight Nelson, Gleaner Writer Livingston Roberts, Starrie, a 62-year-old taxi operator of Rasta Corner, Freetown Clarendon, was the island's first reported murder for 2008. The police say about 2:30 a.m. on New Year's Day, Mr. Roberts arrived home and parked his car when he was pounced upon by men with knives and handguns who demanded money. About 6:00 a.m. Mr. Roberts' body was found by residents on a dirt road about eight feet from his gate in a pool of blood. The police were summoned and, on their arrival, close inspection of his body revealed that he had multiple stab wounds. The scene was processed and the body was removed to the morgue. The May Pen police are investigating.
Two killed in Mountain View published: Saturday | January 5, 2008 Violence reared its head once again in the hotbed of Mountain View in east Kingston Thursday night, with the shooting death of two men. Two persons, including a child, were also injured. The dead men have been identified as Triston Reid, 23, and Kemar McGowan, 19, while injured are a 30-year-old man and a nine-year-old girl, all of Mountain View Avenue addresses. According to police reports, about 7:45 p.m., the four were among a group of persons at a shop in the community. While there, they were pounced upon by a group of gunmen who immediately opened fire, hitting them. McGowan died instantly. Reid was pronounced dead at hospital and the others were admitted in serious condition. Persons with information should contact the Elletson Road CIB at 928-4200.
Murders jump 17 per cent in 2007 - Crime chief says greater focus on intelligence gathering this year published: Sunday | January 20, 2008 AS THE Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) seeks to put last year, with 1,574 murders, behind it, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields said yesterday that there would be more focus on intelligence gathering and transforming the JCF from a force into a customer-service-oriented organisation. "We are committed to improving intelligence-led policing; we are committed to improving the standard of our investigations; we are committed to bringing in forensic and scene-of-crime techniques that will improve our chances of ensuring that the right people are convicted of crime; (and), we are dealing with ways in which we deal with witnesses," DCP Shields told The Sunday Gleaner. He said the efforts of the police must be buttressed by the work of social interventions and community development. DCP Shields was speaking against the background of the JCF's release of the crime figures for 2007. The metropolitan areas of Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine led the way in murders, with 1,010 lives being snuffed out. The rural areas contributed just over half of this figure, with 564 murders. Total murders of 1,574 last year represents a 17 per cent increase when compared with 2006, which recorded 1,340 murders. The figure for 2007, however, was lower than the infamous record set in 2005, when 1,674 persons had their lives forcefully taken.
Three killed in manchester Meanwhile, yesterday morning, the quiet district of Lancaster in south Manchester was plunged into mourning, following the shooting death of three men from the community. Dead are Donovan Samuels, 34; Lacelles Wright, Jr., 38; and Orville Daley, 35; all of Lancaster district. According to a taxi driver who lives in the community, at about 12.30 a.m., gunshots were heard coming from a shop where several men were playing dominoes. He told The Sunday Gleaner that when members of the community investigated, the bodies of the three persons were found lying in a pool of blood, with their wallets scattered on the ground. The Mandeville police said that when they arrived on the scene, they recovered several spent shells near the lifeless bodies. The police, however, said they had not determined the motive for the killings they suspect that the men were robbed. On Friday evening, a spate of shootings in and around Kingston claimed five lives in separate incidents. The Matilda's Corner police are currently investigating the fatal shooting of Patrick 'Lazzy' Buchanan, 37, of August Town Road, by gunmen outside a plaza on Old Hope Road. These killings come ahead of Assistant Commissioner of Police Les Green's scheduled press briefing tomorrow to update the country on the list of most-wanted men. Cops need your help Information on the whereabouts of Christopher Thomas, otherwise called 'Christopher Brown' or 'Charlie Wapp', of a Rockfort address, can be shared with the Elletson Road CIB at 942-4200, 119, or the nearest police station. - Angelo Laurence
Multiple killings rattle Gregory Park residents published: Wednesday | February 20, 2008 Rasbert Turner, Gleaner Writer SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: A spate of killings in the Gregory Park community of St Catherine, which forced persons to move out of the area, has left those who remain in a state of shock. In the latest incident, 24-year-old Denroy Taylor, of 41 Steven Avenue, was shot and killed by gunmen who kicked open his door about 5:20 a.m. Monday. His death follows that of Jennifer Bell, 43, and Racquel Hilton, both of Cottage Way in Gregory Park. When The Gleaner visited the area, several residents said the community was on edge. According to Dahlia, Denroy's sister, it is a sad day for the Taylor family. "We don't know what to say, but it rough. A only me him eat from and is yesterday mi len' him $2,000. So me realise now that mi will never get back this money, 'cause see it deh, dem kill him," she said. Dahlia described her brother as hard-working, but very jovial. "Him love give joke and is one of the things that is missed most about him," she reminisced. The residents say that all the activities in Gregory Park are being affected adversely by the upsurge of shootings which resulted in the loss of seven lives since the start of January. Afraid to go out One shopkeeper told The Gleaner people were afraid to leave their houses, thus his business was affected. While The Gleaner was talking at that shop, the mourning multiplied as a woman walked up and shouted, "Lawd Jesus, Racquel just dead, from she get shot de odda day, mi know she couldn't mek it." When checks were made at the nearby Gregory Park Primary School, the principal and other teachers expressed grave concerns. They told The Gleaner that as a result of the upsurge in crime, many of the 800 students were not attending school. According to the guidance counsellor, constant counselling has to be done to ease the minds of several students, including Ms Bell's two children who attend that institution. Meanwhile, the Caymanas police said they are working to stem the blood-letting. "We need the cooperation of the citizens to ease the criminal activities. With the information, we can do better," remarked Detective Corporal Euclin Mendez.
Bloodletting continues in Clarendon published: Wednesday | February 20, 2008 Dwight Nelson, Gleaner Writer Canaa Clarendon: Despite the heavy presence of military and police personnel throughout Clarendon, the bloodletting has continued unabated in the Parish. The latest victim is 37-year-old Simon Smith of Canaa who was gunned down while walking in the community on Sunday night with his 39-year-old common-law wife. Smith's murder was the second in the community in less than a week as 14-year-old Jamar Legg was shot and killed by unknown assailants outside his house last Thursday. Reports reaching The Gleaner are that Smith and his wife were walking along a road in Canaa at approximately 7:45 p.m. when they were approached by a lone gunman who fired several shots, hitting both persons. Smith died on the spot while his common-law wife was taken to the May Pen Hospital where she was admitted in stable condition. When The Gleaner arrived on the scene, most residents were tight-lipped but were, however, concerned that the wave of violence in the community may affect anyone. One resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said, "A de same gang war from las' year a tek place 'til now and we cyaan manage fi live like dis nuh more." "A full time now it stop because if it nuh stop, all a we soon dead out," added the obviously worried resident. While residents blame the long-time gang feud for the latest wave of violence, Constabulary Com-munication Network liaison officer for Clarendon, Constable Georgia Richards, said the reasons for the recent shootings were still unclear.
Migratory criminals fuel Clarendon murders - cops published: Monday | March 10, 2008 Dwight Nelson, Gleaner Writer Head of the Clarendon police, Superintendent Radcliffe Lewis, is blaming easy movement across parish borders for the influx of murders in Clarendon.Speaking with The Gleaner on the weekend, the candid cop said rural sections of the parish were now the worst affected. "The levels of crime in the parish in regions known as 'hot spots' have been on the low recently and have moved to the rural areas," Lewis said. "The terrain is very wide across the parish, rendering proper policing very difficult, and new measures will have to be introduced into these rural areas." The superintendent said Highway 2000, spearheaded by the previous People's National Party administration to drive trade and transportation, has facilitated quick movement from the Corporate Area for criminals as well. Lewis' latest comments come against the background of another bloody weekend for Clarendon as seven men lost their lives to the bullet. Wild shooting Last Friday night, six farmers were shot, three fatally, by armed robbers in the rural district of McKnie near Crofts Hill. The incident occurred less than 12 hours after residents in the parish marched for peace to protest against the parish's growing violence in Clarendon. Police said the incident occurred when a group in a shop in the community was approached by three armed robbers about 10:30 Friday night. The robbers took cash and phone cards amounting to $6,000. As they made their escape, they opened fire, hitting six persons. The injured men were taken to hospital, where three were pronounced dead.
More blood shed on weekend published: Monday | March 10, 2008 The Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) has reported that several persons lost their life tragically on the weekend. Today's police blotter provides details on three of the deaths. Residents of Hendon in Norwood, St James, are mourning the death of 67-year-old George Cummings, who was killed in a fire that destroyed the building, which housed his dwelling and grocery shop, yesterday morning. Police reported that about 1:30 a.m., citizens heard explosions and discovered that the building was on fire. An alarm was raised and one unit from the Montego Bay Fire Department responded and extinguished the blaze. The burnt remains of Cummings were later removed from the rubble and sent to the Forensic Lab. Estimates of loss have not yet been ascertained and the building was not insured. Delroy Donegal, 45, watchman, of a variety store in Watermount, St Catherine, was killed by gunmen at his workplace Saturday night. Reports are about 9:00 p.m., Donegal was on duty at the store when two armed men approached him. They opened fire, killing him on spot. The Spanish Town police are investigating. The CCN also reported that one of two men who allegedly raped and robbed a female in Linstead, St Catherine, was fatally shot in a shoot-out with the police yesterday morning. Dead is Delany Brown 25, otherwise called 'DMX', of Grove Road, Linstead. It was reported that several 9-mm rounds of ammunition were seized in the aftermath of the shooting.
XY - we are heading down the road to Haiti. Jamaica is going in that direction and I think it will be hard to stop the momentum. The end result will be a failed state.
Let us wait for the apologists to come on and defend all of this madness.
XY - we are heading down the road to Haiti. Jamaica is going in that direction and I think it will be hard to stop the momentum. The end result will be a failed state.
Let us wait for the apologists to come on and defend all of this madness.
So how do you suggest we fix this? I personally think that serious consideration should be given to making firearms available to all law abidding Jamaican if they so choose. The playing field is not even IMO. You have the murderers with all this firepower and they go around unchecked and unafraid. Kicking in citizens' doors because they know that the odds of someone on the other side of that door having a gun is minimal. It is obvious that our police force is any but a force. They have been one of the main catalyst behind our current predicament. The citizens of the country have neither trust nor confidence in their abilities to fight crime or be honest in the execution of their duties.
Anyway, forty six years of corruption and abuse will not be corrected overnight and we need more people who are willing to look further than their collective noses in order to reverse our present course.
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"Never under any circumstance take a sleeping pill and laxative at the same time."
Anyway, your solution equates to an eye for an eye type solution which makes everyone blind or one eyed. But good thinking nonetheless. How long would you be willing to put up with 3000 per year killings, because that would be the immediate results of arming the society, until attrition takes place.
I say get all the guns, sweep the island fron corner to corner and enter all males over 12 years into a data base, no finger printing or DNA until they become persons of interest but a consistent nation ID system is overdue.
Simulataneous educate the masses, note not miseducate and provide opportunities. Jamaica has too many shopkeepers, taxi drivers, hustlers etc. We need more Doctors, Lawyers-maybe, scientists, IT techs and professionals in general. We missed the nation building development stages and now the cart is before the horse fully loaded with guns and ignorance.
Where does the blackman's future lies i n i wanna know Where has Marcus Garvey gone? Where is the blackman's country? -the wailers
X, good topic. No easy answers. No easy solution.
The problem is poverty and lack of opportunity...leads to gangsterism...leads to petty crime...leads to bigger crimes...leads to competing gangs...leads to organised crimes, gang warfare, murder for hire...
Solution? If all you are interested in to to curb the murder rate there are many ways to do that. Totalitarian and repressive regimes achieve very low murder rates in very short time but that is largely because the killings are done by the state and is not considered murder, but the rate of deaths is the same...for a while.
Opiate? There are many societies that have high rate of poverty and lack of opprotunities that do not develop the high murder and crime rates. Which suggest that poverty is not a sufficient condition for these ills. But in those societies there is usually hugely religious.
Opiate? Strong nationalism/patriotism and pride can also build the same sense of community as religion and can distract them from thinking about their poverty. I bet you no one gets killed during the 100m finals or the 4x100m in BeiJing! If only we could sustain that! hehehe.
Opportunity? Should Jamaica use it's meager resources to educate it's youths to the benefit of Boo york and florida? The best and brightest usually emigrate from jamaica, so Jamaica does not generally reap the harvest from the seeds they sew in spending much in educating it's youths... Hehehe.... unless they demand it. You get full scholarship through to a 4 year college degree and you serve Jamaican for x number of years...full stop!
What jamaica needs to also do is to invest in building local businesses. instead of giving tax breaks, free land, and subsidising huge 5000 room mega resorts owned by off shore cooperations jamaican could easily build 100 fifty room options and a few 10 room options as well that have more flavour and character, could provide local population a means of getting some a di curry and develop local capital. If tourism is the gimmick then figure out a way of spreading the tourism opprotunity. Unnuh done kill off the local farmers...might as well tun dem pickney inna capitalists. Build a stronger small business assoc. that nurtures local businesses and hires local talent.
hehehe...anyway, so much tings to say but a di blackberry mi deh pon an mi finga tired!
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We missed the nation building development stages and now the cart is before the horse...
Smartest assessment of the situation yet. Unfortunately Jamaica is a perfect example of the "chickens coming home to roost". All the short-term decisions made in the past are now manifesting themselves throughout the society.
It is obvious that the society is creating criminals, killing them off would only create opportunities for up and coming ones without solving anything. The solution is to instill a different mindset in those who are most receptive, the law abiding citizens. Encourage them to forego the cash pluses, individualism, the constant hustling and cutting corners and teach them civic-mindedness, the value of sacrifice, community and long-term planning and thinking.
Next you employ a zero-tolerance for so call victimless crimes and quality of life crimes. Which are crimes committed by people who are law-abiding in every other respect, and don't see what they are doing as a crime, or as hurting anyone, just hustling or getting over on the system.
If you cannot make a difference in these groups you have no chance with the hardcore criminals.
Don't mention poverty here, because it has to do with more than mere poverty. Many countries have poorer population with far less opportunity or hope than Jamaica. And most of these countries are not only poorer in term of development and opportunity, but also in term of natural resources. In essence Jamaica shouldn't be a poor country with all the natural resources it possesses. People just need to be encourage to take pride in certain activity they currently think is beneath them. Many industries in Jamaica are going underdevelop, yet they are claiming that there are no opportunities. One industry cannot support the whole population.
Average Shaggy. The numbers are in reality in excess of 1100 and a high proportion of those are young black males residing within certain zones that their typical cohort produces 5 to 9 children on the average or more.
PP good reasoning and something you said make me wan draw mi card early. Here goes, I propose that the REGGAEBOYZ FORUM, sponsor a PSA on local Jamaican radio/tv or both. Wi hav enuff lyrics artiste bout de place.
Jagga feedback, Badras, Shatta, and all odda lyrics bout the place write a PSA script, co-ordinate some dallars, mek de necessary link whala anti-gun PSA A run pon local media wave. Thats civic duty as you mentioned.
Jagga over to you.
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PS Typo, I incorrectly stated Jamaica's total population at 1.6 that should have been 2.6 million.
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St Andrew South tops murder figures in July
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Police crime statistics for July, released Thursday, show St Andrew South having the highest number of murders in police divisions across the island, at 21, as well as an overall seven per cent drop in "cleared-up" murder cases.
St Andrew South - with the highest concentration of volatile areas in the Corporate Area - stretches from Duhaney Park, includes Marverly and Waterhouse, to depressed communities along Spanish Town Road such as Majesty Gardens and Payne Land.
St James, with 19 persons killed in July, closely followed St Andrew South in the continued alarming cases of murder gripping the country.
According to the police, 125 people were reported killed during the month, against 135 over same period last year. But while there has been a marginal reduction in murders for the month, the cleared up rate has also dropped. Thirteen murder cases were solved this July, reflecting a cleared up rate of only ten per cent of murders committed, police figures said, while last year July 23 cases were cleared up during the comparable period.
Meanwhile, in the Corporate Area St Andrew Central - with 13 murders - accounted for the second highest rate during July followed by St Andrew North at nine. KingstonCcentral, with three murders, had the lowest. A total of 54 people were reported killed in the Corporate Area during July 2008.
Outside of the Corporate Area, the parish of St Catherine proved to be the most violent, having a total 27 reported murders in the month. The St Catherine North division reported 13 murder cases while St Catherine South had 14.
Nine people were killed in Clarendon, three in Westmoreland and Trelawny respectively and four in St Mary during the month. Portland was the only division spared with no reported murder case.
According to police figures, reported rape cases for the Kingston Metropolitan Region (KMR), which includes St Catherine, stood at 16 for the month. Six of them occurred in the largely rural St Andrew North division and four in St Catherine North.
St James, Trelawny, Westmoreland and Manchester all had five reported rape cases each, while Clarendon recorded four cases in July, the police report said.
There was also a spike in instances of carnal abuse across the island in July with 32 cases against 11 over the same period last year. Half of the incidents this year occurred in the KMR, according to police figures. Portland, with five, had the highest number of carnal abuse cases outside of the KMR.
Blessed are those that buck the system, they make our lives better.
