Posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2024. 3:51 pm CST.
By Aaron Humes: Following 87 murders in 2023, Belize, pending any mayhem in these final few hours, will finish the year of 2024 with 89 murders – a second straight year under 100 and the second lowest total since 2005.
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams said today that while that is commendable, the push continues to bring closure and seek justice for the fallen on behalf of their grieving families.
Following a State of Emergency declared in June that lasted for an unprecedented three months, gang-related murder plummeted in the second half of 2024; but there was a marked increase in murder stemming from personal disputes and domestic and gender-based violence.
We’ll have more on this later on as well as in our forthcoming Year in Review.
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