As we have been reporting, June was a deadly month; there were a total of 13 murders, compared to just 3 in June of last year.
Also, at the end of June, 2022, the total number of murders for the year so far was 7 more than at the same time last year.
And already, very sadly, July has continued the trend with two murders so far.
The Commissioner of Police watches these numbers with hawk-like vigilance and yesterday gave us his strategy and projection for still ending the year with fewer murders than 2021:
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"I've said to my commanders July last year and June were two of the best years last year in the sense that last year June we only had 3 murders and in July we only had I think 7. So, to beat those 2 months this year is going to be difficult, so I do anticipate that by the end of July we will still be above last year's figure, but when we go to August, I think last year August we had either 17 or 19. I do believe that for the month of August this year we should be able to cut into that and be able to see how the numbers begin to dip and I believe by November we should be below last year's figure. That is our objective that we are pushing on. I am pushing my commanders, they are pushing themselves, pushing their people to ensure that have a murder count this year which is lower than last year. If it is that we don't achieve that and we are close to where we were last year, then it's still a significant achievement for us concerning the fact that we are no longer under quarantine regulations."
There were 20 murders in August of 2021.
