36.5 percent murders in safe zones, PLOTT

Murders in Tobago was 0.4 percent of the total number.

Of the total, the east/ west corridor accounted for 81 murders, south Trinidad had 63, Port-of-Spain and environs, 50, and, central Trinidad, 39.

A whopping 36.5 percent of overall murders took place in what may be considered safe zones such as indoors, at work, at home or within the victim’s car.

Of the murders that took pace in the socalled safe zones, 49.8 percent took place between 6 pm and 6 am, and the remaining 50.2 percent took place in daylight.

Gunshots accounted for 76 percent of all murders, and 90 percent of the victims were male. Of the male, 60 percent were 35 years and under, while 24 percent were under the age of 25.

Stab/chopping accounted for 14 percent of murders, 3.5 percent was due to blunt force, 2.7 percent to burns, 0.8 strangulation, 0.8 other and the rest, unknown.

The murder toll figure was derived from the overall homicide figure year to date