At least 117,492 people were murdered in Latin America and the Caribbean during 2023, putting the median homicide rate around 20 per 100,000 people. But homicide data in many countries …
Jamaica
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Organized crime is responsible for at least half of the homicides in Latin America and the Caribbean, home to the world’s highest regional homicide rate, according to a new study. …
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Who are the top Caribbean drug kingpins that have shaped the region’s cocaine trafficking for decades?
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While blame directed at the US is well-founded, more complete data is needed on US firearms’ dominance in the Caribbean.
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InSight Crime spoke to journalist Ioan Grillo to better understand gun trafficking into Latin America from the United States.
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Jamaica has convicted an infamous gang leader using recently-amended legislation. But has the change in law reduced gang violence?
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A string of large cocaine seizures in Jamaica suggests the island is becoming a central hub for trafficking to the United States and Europe.
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A broad state of emergency announced across Jamaica in order to rein in rising violence has met with scorn.
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Overharvesting and Poaching Devastate Jamaica’s Fisheries
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychJamaican fishers, largely ungoverned, are taking what they can from the country’s waters, while foreign vessels poach lobster and conch.
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Jamaica’s government has signaled plans to incorporate some new tricks to raise the cost of engaging in lottery scamming, having thus far struggled to curb one of the island’s top …