Jamaica is one of the most violent countries in the Caribbean. In 2020, there were approximately 46.5 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the island nation, the highest homicide rate in Latin America and the Caribbean that year. However, the homicide rate has improved compared to 2019, when 47.4 homicides were registered per 100,000 population.
Homicide rate in Jamaica from 2014 to 2020
(in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
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InSight Crime. (January 29, 2021). Homicide rate in Jamaica from 2014 to 2020 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984761/homicide-rate-jamaica/
InSight Crime. "Homicide rate in Jamaica from 2014 to 2020 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. January 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984761/homicide-rate-jamaica/
InSight Crime. (2021). Homicide rate in Jamaica from 2014 to 2020 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984761/homicide-rate-jamaica/
InSight Crime. "Homicide Rate in Jamaica from 2014 to 2020 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984761/homicide-rate-jamaica/
InSight Crime, Homicide rate in Jamaica from 2014 to 2020 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984761/homicide-rate-jamaica/ (last visited January 29, 2022)
