Murder rate down 24 per cent as Jamaica records 407 homicides so far this year

Jamaica’s murder rate has fallen by 24 per cent, with 407 homicides recorded so far this year, as of Tuesday morning, down from 534 during the same period last year. The update was given by National Security and Peace Minister Dr Horace Chang during Tuesday’s sitting of Parliament. Chang said the period between July and September was particularly significant, with 123 murders recorded – the lowest quarterly figure in more than three decades.