370 people were murdered in the country up to Saturday July 12.
According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force, this is 258 fewer than the 628 homicides recorded in the same period last year.
The St. Andrew South Division had the highest number of murders with 50, followed by St. Catherine South with 33.
St. Elizabeth, Hanover, and Trelawny saw the lowest number of murders with 7 each.
The JCF is also reporting that cases of rape declined by 64.
Robberies went up by 34.
Meanwhile, break-ins increased by 120.