This saddens me some. When Jamaica gained independence in 1962, the murder rate was 3.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the lowest in the world. – wiki

Year Total Murders 2009 1,680 2010 1,428 2011 1,125 2012 1,097 2013 1,200 2014 1,192 2015 1,450 2016 1,350 2017 1,616