Belize Moved from 6th to 14th Most Dangerous Latin American Country

In his contributions to the budget debate, Kareem Musa, the Minister of Home Affairs, reflected on last week’s spate of murders across the country.  In the same vein, he noted that the number of murders per year has significantly decreased under the People’s United Party. Crime is one of the issues that the Leader of the Opposition, Moses “Shyne” Barrow, used to criticize the Briceño administration during his budget presentation. Well, Minister Musa says Barrow cannot dance behind the statistics.

 

Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs

“I once again take the opportunity to share my thoughts, prayers and condolences with those who lost their loved ones last week. And while yes last week was an extremely painful one for Belizeans, the leader of the opposition, try as he may simply cannot escape the numbers. The raw black and white statistics dictates that crime is exponentially worst when the United Democratic Party is in power. When they left office in 2020 the average number of murders was around one hundred and thirty per year. As of December thirty first 2023, the number of murders in Belize decreased to eighty seven compared to one hundred and thirteen in 2022. We have moved from the sixth most dangerous country in Latin America in 2020 under the UDP, down to eleven in 2022 and in  2023 I am pleased to report we have gone further down that list to fourteen. So try as he may but the leader cannot dance behind the statistics as he said yesterday.”