WILLEMSTAD - Last year 19 people were killed in Curaçao. This figure is falling for the second year in a row, according to Chief of Police Mauricio Sambo.

23 arrests followed the 19 murders. Eight murder cases have not yet been resolved. Most of the detainees were male and the most violent month was June and September. The counter was at one time at this time last year, this year the counter is already at two.

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