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Murder in the Caribbean - how does Haiti compare? AND JAMAICA
Friday 3 February 2006
By Charles Arthur for 'Eye on the Caribbean', an AlterPresse service in conjunction with the Haiti Support Group
Most countries keep statistics of how many murders (or homicides) take place on their territory, and many publish a total at the end of each calendar year.
According to Haitian human rights organizations, more than 1,500 people were murdered during the 20 months of March 2004-October 2005 inclusive. An average figure would suggest that approximately 75 people have been murdered each month, and that therefore approximately 900 people met violent deaths each year in 2004
and 2005.
The first comparison must be with the neighboring Dominican Republic, a country
with a slightly larger population of almost nine million that, while not
regarded as a haven of tranquility, does at least have a reputation for safety, as evidenced by the millions of foreign tourists who visit each year.
Surprisingly, Haiti - generally perceived as one of the world's most
dangerous trouble spots - has a 2005 murder rate of approximately 11.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, in the Dominican Republic, where there were 2,403 violent deaths in 2005, the murder rate is 26.7 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Across the Caribbean region, authorities are struggling to cope with a growing problem of violent crime. Guyana, the former British colony on the north coast of the South American land mass with a population of just 765,000, recorded over 120 violent deaths in 2005 - a murder rate of 15.7.
Trinidad and Tobago, the oil and gas-rich twin island state in the
south-east Caribbean has an even worse rate. The 384 murders committed in 2005 among a population of just under 1.1 million gives a murder rate of 35.7 - three times that of Haiti.
The difference is even more extreme when comparison is made with Jamaica. The Caribbean island with a population of 2,732,000 holds the unenviable distinction of having displaced Colombia and South Africa to become the world's most murderous country in 2005. A record number of 1,669 murders were committed during the year, giving a murder rate of 62 per 100,000 inhabitants.
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Murder in the Caribbean - how does Haiti compare? AND JAMAICA
Friday 3 February 2006
By Charles Arthur for 'Eye on the Caribbean', an AlterPresse service in conjunction with the Haiti Support Group
Most countries keep statistics of how many murders (or homicides) take place on their territory, and many publish a total at the end of each calendar year.
According to Haitian human rights organizations, more than 1,500 people were murdered during the 20 months of March 2004-October 2005 inclusive. An average figure would suggest that approximately 75 people have been murdered each month, and that therefore approximately 900 people met violent deaths each year in 2004
and 2005.
The first comparison must be with the neighboring Dominican Republic, a country
with a slightly larger population of almost nine million that, while not
regarded as a haven of tranquility, does at least have a reputation for safety, as evidenced by the millions of foreign tourists who visit each year.
Surprisingly, Haiti - generally perceived as one of the world's most
dangerous trouble spots - has a 2005 murder rate of approximately 11.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, in the Dominican Republic, where there were 2,403 violent deaths in 2005, the murder rate is 26.7 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Across the Caribbean region, authorities are struggling to cope with a growing problem of violent crime. Guyana, the former British colony on the north coast of the South American land mass with a population of just 765,000, recorded over 120 violent deaths in 2005 - a murder rate of 15.7.
Trinidad and Tobago, the oil and gas-rich twin island state in the
south-east Caribbean has an even worse rate. The 384 murders committed in 2005 among a population of just under 1.1 million gives a murder rate of 35.7 - three times that of Haiti.
The difference is even more extreme when comparison is made with Jamaica. The Caribbean island with a population of 2,732,000 holds the unenviable distinction of having displaced Colombia and South Africa to become the world's most murderous country in 2005. A record number of 1,669 murders were committed during the year, giving a murder rate of 62 per 100,000 inhabitants.