Jamaica recorded a murder-free day on Sunday, June 8, a milestone introduced by Jamaica Constabulary Drive (JCF) Space 5 Commanding Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Christopher Phillips. He shared the information throughout a thanksgiving service held on the Spanish City Seventh-day Adventist Church on Monday, June 9.
The service additionally served as a tribute to nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrigon, who was brutally murdered on Might 9 and laid to relaxation following the ceremony.
ACP Phillips famous that the JCF is celebrating this achievement as a part of the nation’s ongoing progress in tackling violent crime. Jamaica has seen a constant decline in its murder charge, with a 7.3 per cent drop recorded in 2023. Murders declined by an additional 18.4 per cent final yr.
In line with the JCF’s newest knowledge, 289 folks have been killed between January 1 and June 7, 2025. This compares to 517 homicides throughout the identical interval in 2024, representing a 44.1 per cent lower.
Minister of Training, Abilities, Youth and Info, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, welcomed the constructive pattern in her remarks on the service. She famous a 34 per cent discount in murders particularly in Space 5, describing it as “superb to listen to these numbers in Spanish City.”
The Info Minister expressed her gratitude to JCF officers current and the broader police pressure, acknowledging their position in serving to to decrease Jamaica’s violent crime charge.
