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When Jamaica gained independence in 1962, the murder rate was 3.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the lowest in the world. [4] In 2022, Jamaica had 1,508 murders, for a murder rate of 53.34 per 100,000 people, [5] the highest murder rate in the world. [2] [6] Jamaica recorded 1,680 murders in 2009. [7] In 2010, there were 1,428, in 2011, 1,125.
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is mainly composed of a large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood is also residential. Jamaica is bordered by Hollis to the east; St. Albans, Springfield Gardens, Cambria Heights, Rochdale Village to the southeast; South Jamaica to the south; Richmond ...
South Jamaica (also commonly known as "Southside") is a residential neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, located south of downtown Jamaica.Although a proper border has not been established, the neighborhood is a subsection of greater Jamaica bounded by the Long Island Rail Road Main Line tracks, Jamaica Avenue, or Liberty Avenue to the north; the Van Wyck Expressway on the ...
The Jamaica travel advisory was updated to Level 3 for crime and medical services, according to the State Department.. Is Jamaica safe? Local police often do not respond effectively to serious ...
11427, 11428, 11429. Area codes. 718, 347, 929, and 917. Queens Village is a mostly residential middle class neighborhood in the eastern part of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bound by Hollis to the west, Cambria Heights to the south, Bellerose, Queens and Elmont, Nassau County to the east, and Oakland Gardens to the north.
Dwayne Jones was a Jamaican 16-year-old boy who was killed by a violent mob in Montego Bay in 2013, after he attended a dance party dressed in women's clothing. [ a] The incident attracted national and international media attention and brought increased scrutiny to the status of LGBT rights in Jamaica . Perceived as effeminate, Jones was ...
Hollis is located between Jamaica to the west and Queens Village to the east. Hollis is located in Queens Community District 12 and its ZIP Codes are 11423 and 11412. [1] It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department 's 103rd Precinct. [3] Politically, Hollis is represented by the New York City Council 's 23rd and 27th Districts.
Christopher Michael Coke, also known as Dudus[ 2 ] (born 13 March 1969), [ 1 ] is a convicted Jamaican drug lord and the leader of the Shower Posse, a violent drug gang started by his father Lester Coke in Jamaica, which exported "large quantities" [ 3 ] of marijuana and cocaine into the United States. Due to their father's drug profits ...