40 percent fall in Jamaica's murder rate

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40% fall yet a rise in crime in the west kingston area? Where these stats coming from?

don respekk wen ja politrixxstahs label ann stereotype west kingston ann itt peeps as crime prone.

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If crime increase under Portia you have to blame her. If crime decrease you have to praise her.


You did not quite get my point.

In the past the politics ensured that certain gangs had a fiat to operate as they please (even in internecine wars. which accounted for the bulk of the killings). That fiat has largely disappeared, so the gangs are basically on their own. The caused the fracture of traditional gangs leading to smaller and more gangs.
The gangs are basically mutually assured of each destruction, any operation against another gang/s is likely to result in serious consequences with no godfather/godmother to protect them, hence the reason quit/reduce the killings.

Since the policing and the justice system has not moved forward, the gangs are still free to rob and kill individuals and that is reflected in the crime stats. The 40% reduction represents guns that has gone silent in, August Town, Jones Town, Jungle, Mountain View, Spanish Town, Flanker, Central Village, South Side, etc. Recently in the news was West Kingston, Spoliers and South Side. The guns that had been silent in those areas have come alive again.

itt like de economy dat ja guv ave likkle cantrol ova. wen tings start fe improve dem bigg out dem chest ann tekk credit fe tings wey dem doan cantrol.

tuff gong deer was wan studee dunn wear itt sed wen praffit fram juggs flowinn deer is less violence butt wen less prafit den more campetition ann increase inn violence ann crime. juss wanderinn since dudus ann sum aff dem biggar criminals around deer iss more money flowinn

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tuff gong deer was wan studee dunn wear itt sed wen praffit fram juggs flowinn deer is less violence butt wen less prafit den more campetition ann increase inn violence ann crime. juss wanderinn since dudus ann sum aff dem biggar criminals around deer iss more money flowinn

I don't know that many Street Gangs in Jamaica depend on country to country drug trafficking to fund their operations.
These things are generally very difficult to organize and run properly. I think you had a few guys who were specialist the rest of the guys were more involved in intra-island drug dealing to eat a food. To the extent that drug money fueled the criminal economy, it was more on the remittance side, acting as a welfare of sorts to keep armies of young men and women ready to do whatever.

I think Dudus being such a major player was a big draw. but by the time the system caught up with Dudus, most of the major players had been taken out. Dudus was basically the last Big Man the USA requested. There have been no other notable request since then. The golden age of big drug dealers was the 90s and it was also the most violent period in Jamaica history, so far.
It would seem to I more casual money=more violence, since actors would compete for the Don's patronage and would be able to afford more arms, etc.

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drug money basically keeps the world currency exchange afloat

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Shootings, murder climb, other major crimes trend downward

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130830/lead/lead6.html






After nearly two years of dramatic decline from record levels, murders and shootings have begun showing marginal increases.
Statistics compiled by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) show that up to last weekend, there were 742 reported murders this year, a two per cent increase when compared with the corresponding period last year.


The data, a copy of which was obtained by The Gleaner, show that between January 1 and August 24, there were 782 reported shooting incidents, a four per cent increase when compared with the corres-ponding period last year.
Despite this, however, JCF statistics point out that rapes are down 18 per cent and break-ins have dipped by 25 per cent, while robberies declined by one per cent.


Assistant Commissioner Devon Watkis, who heads the Criminal Investigation Branch, underscored that, overall, major crimes are down 25 per cent, but said the spike in murders stems from gang activities "in specific areas" and the increasing number of domestic disputes that turn deadly.