The Clarendon police are assuring residents that strategies are being intensified to keep crime under control and maintain public safety across the parish, despite a slight increase in murders since the start of the year.

Speaking at Thursday's monthly meeting of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation, Inspector Graham Evangelist reported that the parish recorded 18 murders up to June 2026 — an increase of one homicide, or 5.9 per cent, when compared to the 17 murders recorded during the corresponding period last year.

He said the division, led by Senior Superintendent Shane McCalla, has strengthened its operational presence across the central parish to combat crime and reassure residents.