24 of its 75 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 23 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Jamaica on 5 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 25 September 2026: 29 of its 99 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Jamaica: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
JamaicaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
29 Sep
Spanish Townaccidents & disasters
7 stories, 4 outlets
October 2026
16 Oct
Sligovilleattacks & violence
14 stories, 5 outlets
17 Oct
Sligovilleattacks & violence
9 stories, 4 outlets
19 Oct
Sligovilleattacks & violence
5 stories, 2 outlets
20 Oct
Montego Bayaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 3 outlets
22 Oct
Sligovilleattacks & violence
5 stories, 4 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Jamaica most29 of its 94 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
27 of its 96 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
18 of its 99 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
29 of its 99 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 3 million people live in Jamaica. Over these days its news carried 214 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 6 times the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Disasters & accidents27%161 stories
Health24%142 stories
Rights & justice18%109 stories
Conflict & violence11%67 stories
Shelter & services7%43 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%34 stories
Food & livelihood4%26 stories
Displacement2%13 stories
Where it happened
Jamaica (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed148 Stories reporting people affected69 Stories reporting arrests36 Stories reporting people injured21 Stories reporting refugees15 Stories reporting abductions5 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Jamaica. Ring: the world. Measured over 598 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefabout as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Jamaica in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Jamaica's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Haiti45 in 100 of its 650 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Cuba44 in 100 of its 2,469 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Jamaica23 in 100
of its 2,558 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Dominican Republic23 in 100
of its 466 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Cayman Islands13 in 100
of its 359 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.