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- Jamaica recorded 673 homicides in 2025, a 40% drop from 2024 and the lowest total since 1993.
- Minister of National Security and Peace Dr. Horace Chang announced the decline at the 2026 Sectoral Debate in Parliament and called it a peace dividend.
- Officials cite tighter port and border controls, including enhanced cargo screening for illicit firearms, as a major factor.
