Male victims accounted for 77 percent (all figures rounded) of the 34 lives claimed by murder during the first quarter of this year.
A man or woman was murdered every 65 hours (2.7 days) from January 1 to March 31. As at March 31, figures compiled by Stabroek News show that 26 men and 8 females were killed during this period. During the same period last year, 32 murders were recorded.
Since 2010, men continue to account for more than 75 percent of the tallied murders. Last year 111, almost 80 percent, of the victims were