COMMISSIONER OF Police Lucius Thomas yesterday disclosed that the murder rate was trending down when figures for the early part of this year are compared to a similar period last year.
Police statistics indicate that between January 1 and February 23, 2005 there were 238 murders compared to 192 over the same period this year recording a 19 per cent decline. A similar decline has been recorded during the comparative period February 1 to February 23 for both years.
Commissioner Thomas, who was addressing senior journalists at his Old Hope Road headquarters in St. Andrew, also disclosed a declining murder trend in
several police divisions.
Murder rate
Division decline by
St. Andrew North 12 fewer
St. Andrew South 5 fewer
Hanover 6 fewer
Trelawny 6 fewer
Clarendon 6 fewer
