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150 Murders recorded up to Saturday April 11

13 April 2026
This content originally appeared on Jamaica News.
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150 murders were recorded up to Saturday April 11.

This is 55 fewer than the 205 recorded in the same period last year.

St. James, recorded the highest with 20, followed by St. Andrew South, with 16.

Kingston Central and Portland had 2 each.

The JCF, is also reporting, reductions in rapes, robberies and break-ins.

Rape cases went down by 14, robberies by 40 and break-ins by 62.