January 2019 saw nine murders taking place in Barbados. Five occurred in St. Michael, one in Christ Church and St. Thomas, and two in St. Lucy. Six victims were male, while the remaining three were female. The data was collected and compiled based on available media reports at the time. See below charts for additional…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics January 2019I recorded five unnatural deaths for the month of April. Three of them were stabbing and shooting related (Onica King, 36, Dwayne Dublin, 36 and Dwayne Forde, 33). Total number of deaths recorded from January 1 to April 30 = 14. A few words on the data collection methodology employed. My data sources are The…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics April 201821-year-old Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne is the island’s latest murder victim to date. Alleyne, a cousin of Rihanna’s, was shot and killed on Boxing Day. Based on my count, the total number of murders for 2017 is at least 31 persons. The emphasis on my count is important because figures on the Nation and Barbados Today…
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