March 2026

The police at Operations Control received a report about 10:40 am, on Monday 9th March 2026, about a shooting along Hill View Close, Cave Hill, St. Michael. Preliminary investigations revealed that a male along with other persons was sitting outside of a residence, when a brown motor vehicle approached. Two persons disembarked from that vehicle…

Read More Homicide #10: Shooting along Hill View Close, Cave Hill, St. Michael

The police at Black Rock Station received a report about 2:25 a.m. on Monday 9th March 2026 from a female caller of Bridge Gap, Black Rock St. Michael who stated that a male had been stabbed at her residence. Police immediately responded to the area and found the lifeless body of a male inside the…

Read More Homicide #9: Stabbing at Bridge Gap, Black Rock, St. Michael

You may have heard about “six degrees of separation” — the idea that everyone is six steps away from everyone else (I first heard about it via the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon“) – but what happens when you apply that idea to a small island like Barbados, and in particular, to homicide victims?…

Read More How Socially Close Are You to a Murder Victim in Barbados?

There have been at least 761 homicides (2000–2025) in Barbados — roughly 30 per year on average. For clarity:• 2000–2013 figures are from an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report based on data from The Barbados Police Service.• 2014–2025 figures are from my own data collection. I track homicides in Barbados. My data is not official.…

Read More Barbados Homicides, 2000–2025: Official Data and Independent Tracking

Police received a report about 1:04 a.m. on Sunday 1st March 2026 of gunshots being discharged in the area of a business establishment at Cox Road, Frere Pilgrim, Christ Church. Investigations revealed that a number of gunshots were heard and a male who attended an event at the establishment was discovered laying in the carpark…

Read More Homicide #8: Shooting in Cox Road, Frere Pilgrim, Christ Church

The police operations control received a report about 1:36 a.m. on Sunday 1st March 2026 of the body of a male lying at Chapman Cross Street, St. Michael. Initial investigations have shown that the male was in a bar in the immediate area when he was involved in a verbal altercation with another person. He…

Read More Homicide #7: Shooting in Chapman Cross Street, St. Michael

The Police at District A Station are conducting investigations into a stabbing incident which occurred about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday 1st March 2026 at Lower Bridge Gap, Cave Hill, St. Michael. Initial investigations revealed that a male was walking along a track when he was approached by another male who inflicted a number of stab…

Read More Homicide #6: Stabbing at Lower Bridge Gap, Cave Hill, St. Michael