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Stacy-Ann Thompson - Special Project Unit, STATIN
There was an apparent disconnect between the perceived level of crime in Jamaica in 2023 compared with the actual national crime data, as more people reported feeling like crime had increased across the country when compared with 2019.
Data from the 2023 Jamaica National Crime Survey Victimisation Survey Report indicate that 86.6 per cent of participants were of the view that crime had increased across the country, when compared with the findings of the 2019 survey.
The respondents were asked separately whether crime had increased, decreased, or remained the same across the the country, their parish, town and community.
The other top responses show that 67.8 per cent felt like crime had increased in their parish, 47.8 per cent said the same for their town while 55.9 per cent believed crime remained the same at the community level. This as 2023 and 2022 recorded declines in serious crimes.
Stacy-Ann Thompson, head of the Special Project Unit at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica [STATIN], who detailed the findings, also revealed that nine out 10 Jamaicans felt safe in their regular places of operation; however, fewer people felt safe in some locations.
In the survey, commissioned by the Ministry of National Security, participants were asked about their encounters with household and personal crimes, which were broken down into 14 core offences.
Household crimes can involve several victims for a single crime, including homicide, burglary and car theft, while personal crimes are directly committed against an individual, including robbery, larceny, assault and fraud.
The survey, conducted every three years, captures the prevalence, nature and impact of non-violent and violent crimes on communities.
Data collection began on November 1, 2023, and ended in February 2024 and included participants 16 years and older.
The survey also captured public perception of security measures and social intervention programmes.
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