tatistics show that 1,194 people have been murdered in Jamaica between for the period January 1 to October 2 this year.
This is up from 954 during the same period last year.
The figure represents a 25 per cent increase in murders over 2016.
The police say there was an average four murders per day.
St. James has recorded 220 murders, followed by Clarendon with 127, Westmoreland – 112, St. Andrew South – 111, St. Catherine North – 101, and Kingston Western – 75.
There were 144 murders in September – the third highest month for murders this year.
In August, there were 168 murders – the highest – and in June there were 158 murders.
Dear lord come into Jamaica heartless criminals:( 12 months in a year and look how many off my brothers and sisters already dead tears tears .
Everyday Holness comes with a new crime plan.
U nuh nuh realise seh d country not running good?
Next year ago wussarah.
1200 out a 4 mil, and how much born. Why the excitement though. If jamaica a tell people n school they cant beat kids wat the f uno expect. If kids at school n kill so often uno nuh muss expect the murder rate to go up. The good thing the murder rate is high amongst a certain class because dem refuse fi grow dem kids properly most of the times. Out of the 50 murders if u duh a survey 40 a ghetto , wat dat telling uno, say uno can tame nor stop ghetto people from killing dem one another. Them kids growing up with no discipline nuff a dem n the cycle will continue. Uno can gwan lamement n create excitememt.