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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's national police force reported 65 murders in January — down from 81 during the same time last year. Sexual assault has also decreased by 44% over the same period in 2023.
Green Bay Massacre. The Green Bay Massacre was a covert operation on 5 January 1978, in which five Jamaica Labour Party supporters were shot dead after being lured into an ambush at the Green Bay Firing Range by members of the Jamaica Defence Force.
Definition. The class of violent deaths documented in this article is intentional killing of others outside of war. Deaths occurring during situations of civil unrest are a grey area. Map of countries by their intentional homicide rate per 100,000 people. Source (labeled on map): United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Known for. Serial killer. Criminal status. Executed. Conviction (s) Murder. Criminal penalty. Death by hanging. Lewis Hutchinson (1733–1773), a Scottish immigrant to Jamaica, was the first recorded serial killer in Jamaica's history and one of its most prolific.
A list of massacres that have occurred in Jamaica: Name Date Location Deaths Notes Coral Gardens incident: April 11-13, 1963: Across the country Unknown
Brian Williamson. Edward Fortescue Wright. Categories: Murder in Jamaica. Murder victims by country. Violent deaths in Jamaica.
Shower Posse is a Jamaican gang, started by Lester Lloyd Coke, which is involved in drug and arms smuggling. Its home is in Tivoli Gardens in Jamaica. It has several North American branches. The North American branches were first founded by Vivian Blake in the Canadian city of Toronto, Ontario. [1] The gang operates in expatriate Jamaican ...