Documentary Description
Highest murder rate in the world for a country not officially at
war. Ross visits Kingston, the most violent area in all of Jamaica, and
speaks to gang members there.
“A study carried out by A. Harriott shows that the homicide rate in
Jamaica is four times higher than the world rate, with the city of
Kingston having the highest rate in the world at 109/100,000, followed
by Washington D. More..C.,
at 67/100,000. According to this researcher, there is a direct
relationship between the rate of murder and the rates of other violent
crimes-robberies, rapes, etc. In Jamaica, historically, most murders
were crimes of passion. In 1963, in 64% of the murder cases, the
victims were known to the offender, and domestic violence accounted for
28% of all homicides, while in 1993, this declined to 16%. This does
not mean that cases of domestic violence are on the decline, it means
that the murder rate – especially since the increase in the number of
illegal guns on the island – is going up.”
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