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Jamaica has the dubious honour of being named the most murderous country in Latin America and the Caribbean. This is according to the 2020 Homicide Round-Up published on Friday, January 29, 2021 by InSight Crime. Jamaica recorded 1,301 homicides in 2020, producing the highest homicide rate of 46.5 per 100,000 people. This beat Venezuela by a hair’s breadth under one percentage point. Venezuela recorded a homicide rate of 45.6, with Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico rounding out the list of the top five most murderous countries in the region. Honduras recorded a rate of 37.6, Trinidad and Tobago recorded 28.2 and Mexico recorded 27.
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