Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis reports ZERO homicides in 1st week of 2024
The numbers clearly state that the governments of both the island nations are successful in curbing the crime rate, especially homicides.
Thursday, 11th January 2024
Dominica and St Kitts and Nevis have remained free from any murder incidents in the first week of 2024, while other Caribbean countries, including Trinidad and Tobago, The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia, have each recorded brutal incidents.
The numbers clearly state that the governments of both the island nations are successful in curbing the crime rate, especially homicides.
Talking about this year, the Bahamas recorded a total of eight homicides in the first seven days, Trinidad and Tobago recorded 15, Saint Lucia recorded, Antigua and Barbuda and Turks and Caicos each recorded one incident.
Meanwhile, Anguilla also recorded its first homicide on Monday, marking a shocking start of the year for the Caribbean region.
If the comparison is to be made, Dominica and St Kitts and Nevis recorded just 14 and 31 homicides, respectively, in 2023. In addition to these two countries, Antigua and Barbuda has also remained a safe nation with just ten murders in 2023.
Other Caribbean nations recorded a much higher number than this last year, which is as follows:
- St Vincent and the Grenadines - 55
- Saint Lucia - 75
- Belize - 85
- Bahamas - 100 (approximately)
- Guyana - 150 (approximately)
- Trinidad and Tobago - 600
- Jamaica - 1393
- Haiti - 2700 (approximately)
- Commissioning a National Security Task Force
- Increased presence of security forces across the island via various strategies
- Further engagement of regional and international security experts to work with the security forces, bringing additional expertise and experience
- Strengthening the intelligence capabilities of the security forces
- Increase of the CCTV infrastructure islandwide
- Advancing evidence-gathering capabilities to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
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