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Murders still below 400 in 2020 so far
Murder tolls 2016-2020 so far. -
WITH THE MURDER TOLL standing at 394 for the year, Trinidad and Tobago has experienced the lowest murder rate in eight years.
According to statistics, in 2012 Trinidad and Tobago had 383 murders – 31 more than the year before. Since then, the toll had been trending upward until last year, when the murder rate reached its second highest in TT history, with 538. The highest number of murders in one year was in 2008, when 550 people were killed.
With 24 hours left in 2020, the murder rate would stand at 144 less than last year. This also means that for the first time in eight years, the murder toll in TT is under 400.