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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.
Murder of Dwayne Jones. 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.
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Jamaica. Currently, the only crime punishable by death is aggravated murder. The method of execution is hanging. Jamaica was originally a British colony. The last person executed in Jamaica was Nathan Foster, who was convicted of murder and hanged in 1988. The Jamaican Parliament had placed a moratorium ...
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, Christopher ...
Assassination of Jovenel Moïse. Jovenel Moïse, the 43rd president of Haiti, was assassinated on 7 July 2021 at 1 am EDT (UTC−04:00) at his residence in Port-au-Prince. A group of 28 foreign mercenaries, mostly from Colombia, are alleged to be responsible for the killing. [2] First Lady Martine Moïse was also shot multiple times in the ...
Lynvale Bloomfield. Appearance. hide. Lynvale Bloomfield (27 September 1959 – 2 February 2019) [1] was a Jamaican Member of Parliament from the People's National Party who was murdered while in office. [2] Lynvale Bloomfield. Member of Parliament. In office. 29 December 2011 – 2 February 2019.
According to data from the Jamaican Constabulary Force, there have been 83 murders in Jamaica so far this year as of Feb. 3, 2024, slightly down compared to the same time period in 2023.
Brian Williamson. Edward Fortescue Wright. Categories: Murder in Jamaica. Murder victims by country. Violent deaths in Jamaica.