By Clinton McGregor
According to the latest crime statistics, 14 people have been killed since Sunday.
The country has recorded 724 murders since January, but this is 17 per cent less than the number of homicides recorded over the same period last year.
Fourteen of the 19 police divisions are showing a decline in murders and shootings as the Police High Command ramps up its anti-crime crackdown, targeting gangs and criminal networks.
Despite a 35 per cent reduction in murders overall, St. James is the police division with the highest number of murders at 84, followed by Westmoreland with 63; St. Andrew South 58; St. Catherine South with 56; and St. Catherine North with 52.
Twenty-seven children have been killed so far this year -- 23 boys and four girls.
This is compared with 16 children killed during the similar period last year.
Some 589 people have been injured in violent attacks so far this year.
The security forces have seized 500 illegal guns and 7,565 rounds of ammunition since January.
A hundred people have been killed by the security forces since the start of the year.
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