There has been a 60% increase in the number of murders between January and March 2018 compared with the same time frame last year. Jan to March 2017 saw at least 5 murders versus 8 for 2018. The number of murders recorded during March 2018 was four. The victims are: 56-year-old Laura Springer (Female) 25-year-old…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics March 2018The number of murders recorded for February 2018 was three. The number of murders recorded during the same period last year was two. My figures are based on media reports (CBC, Barbados Today, Loop Barbados, The Nation, et cetera) which I compile, track and analyze in a spreadsheet.
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics February 2018There was one murder for January 2018. The victim, 25-year-old Terrence Brathwaite, was shot and killed in the Silver Hill area, Christ Church (See: Barbados Today, CBC, Nation). During the same period in 2017, one murder was also recorded – 20-year-old Romario Lewis – based on data compiled from media reports.
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics January 2018Countries with larger populations do not always equate to higher murder rates. While searching for crime statistics for Barbados I came across the Royal Barbados Police Force 2013 Annual Report. Listed on Page 33 was a “Crimes Against The Person” table. The table lists totals for several crimes, including murder, from 2009 to 2013. I…
Read More Caribbean Murder Rates 2013Terrence Brathwaite was Barbados’ first reported shooting victim for 2018. He was 25 years old. According to Barbados Today, the body of Brathwaite – who was missing for 3 days – was found in Silver Hill, Christ Church. During January 2017 there were was one murder: Romario Lewis who was 20 years old (the Nation reported…
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