Two hundred and eighty-nine (289) murders were recorded in Jamaica up to Saturday June 7.
This represents a 44.1 per cent decline in comparison to the same period last year, when 517 murders were committed.
According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the St. Andrew South Division had the highest number of murders with 40, followed by St. Catherine South with 26.
Trelawny saw the lowest with 5.
The JCF is also reporting that cases of rape declined by 69.
Meanwhile, robberies went up by 10 and break-ins by 76.