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Monday, 29 December 2008
With two days remaining in the year, 2008 will go down as the second bloodiest in the country's history.
Data obtained by the RJR News Centre revealed that 1597 persons have been murdered since the start of the year, second only to the figure recorded in 2005, when it was 1674.
This surpassed last year's murder figure of 1587.
Police sources told the RJR News Centre that based on the current trend they expect the murder rate to reach the 1600 mark by Wednesday.
Since the start of 2008 the Police High Command has implemented several crime fighting measures to stem the bloodletting which reached record levels in 2007 during the run-up to the general election.
But marauding gangs and hoodlums have been killing and maiming men, women and children throughout 2008 despite the measures.
In May, a record 202 persons were murdered, the highest in any one month.
The Bruce Golding led administration has been coming under increasing pressure to find a solution to the crisis.
Earlier this month parliamentarians in both Houses of Parliament voted in favour of retaining the death penalty for those convicted of capital murder.
Of the 19 police divisions across the country, the divisions of St James, Clarendon, St Catherine North and South along with St. Andrew South have recorded the highest number of murders and other major crimes.
http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/14499/26/
With two days remaining in the year, 2008 will go down as the second bloodiest in the country's history.
Data obtained by the RJR News Centre revealed that 1597 persons have been murdered since the start of the year, second only to the figure recorded in 2005, when it was 1674.
This surpassed last year's murder figure of 1587.
Police sources told the RJR News Centre that based on the current trend they expect the murder rate to reach the 1600 mark by Wednesday.
Since the start of 2008 the Police High Command has implemented several crime fighting measures to stem the bloodletting which reached record levels in 2007 during the run-up to the general election.
But marauding gangs and hoodlums have been killing and maiming men, women and children throughout 2008 despite the measures.
In May, a record 202 persons were murdered, the highest in any one month.
The Bruce Golding led administration has been coming under increasing pressure to find a solution to the crisis.
Earlier this month parliamentarians in both Houses of Parliament voted in favour of retaining the death penalty for those convicted of capital murder.
Of the 19 police divisions across the country, the divisions of St James, Clarendon, St Catherine North and South along with St. Andrew South have recorded the highest number of murders and other major crimes.
http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/14499/26/
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