There have been at least five murders in Barbados for the year so far. During February 2023, there were two murders. During the same month last year, there was at least one murder. January to December 2022 data and analysis can be found here. My analysis is based on media reports only. The steps involved in…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics February 2023MAY 20 2023 UPDATE: The original murder map showed the 3 murders (for January) taking place in St. Michael. This was incorrect and the map has been updated (The Murder by Parish charts has also been corrected). There have been at least 3 murders in Barbados for the month of January (2023). During the same…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics January 2023There have been at least 42 murders in Barbados between January and December 2022 (up from 39 last month). My analysis is based solely on media reporting (media outlets have the murder count at 43). The steps involved in the following analysis are similar to my 2020 analysis. For the latest raw numbers, please visit: murders.opendatabarbados.org. Note…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics January to December 2022There have been at least 26 murders between January and August 2022. The steps involved in the following analysis are similar to my 2020 analysis. Notes to Table 1: Data was manually extracted (i.e., I manually checked the websites of various media entities e.g., typically Nation News and Barbados Today). Note to Chart 1: 26%…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics January to August 2022***************************************************************************************************************AUGUST 9 2022 UPDATE: On July 23 2022 The websites of The Nation newspaper and Barbados Today reported that the body of an elderly woman (Gloria Eudora Leacock) was discovered at her home. BT mentioned that the death was unnatural, and The Nation indicated that police were carrying out investigations. No cause of death or…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics January to July 2022