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Author: Gray, Sherrian

Title: Trends in Urban Crime and Violence in Kingston, Jamaica

Summary: This case focuses on examining criminal activity in Jamaica, specifically on the country’s capital city, Kingston. Over the past thirty years, there has been a general increase in rates of serious violent crime in Jamaica, particularly within but not exclusively the Kingston Metropolitan Area (which includes Kingston, St. Andrew and urban St. Catherine), as well as, the country’s second city Montego Bay has experienced increases in crime. This case however will examine specific conditions in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) relative to types of crime and the possible explanatory factors such as unemployment, socio-economic conditions and migration that may contribute to crime. It will also highlight examples of the Jamaican Government’s efforts to tackle crime and violence in the country.

Details: Case study prepared for Enhancing Urban Safety and Security: Global Report on Human Settlements, 2007. 19p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 17, 2013 at: http://www.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/GRHS.2007.CaseStudy.Crime.Kingston.pdf

Year: 2007

Country: Jamaica

URL: http://www.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/GRHS.2007.CaseStudy.Crime.Kingston.pdf

Shelf Number: 129432

Keywords:
Homicides
Socioeconomic Conditions and Crime
Violence (Jamaica)
Violent Crime