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When Jamaica gained independence in 1962, the murder rate was 3.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the lowest in the world. [4] In 2022, Jamaica had 1,508 murders, for a murder rate of 53.34 per 100,000 people, [5] the highest murder rate in the world. [2] [6] Jamaica recorded 1,680 murders in 2009. [7] In 2010, there were 1,428, in 2011, 1,125.
A significant increase in crime in The Bahamas and Jamaica has led the the U.S. State Department to issue travel advisory warnings for the two Caribbean destinations.
The State Department is urging Americans to “reconsider travel” to Jamaica and Colombia due to crime and, in Colombia’s case, terrorism.. The department regularly assesses risks for ...
Crime and violence thrives as the rule of law is weak, economic opportunity is scarce, and education is poor. Therefore, effectively addressing crime requires a holistic, multi-sectoral approach that addresses its root social, political, and economic causes. Recent statistics indicate that crime is becoming the biggest problem in Latin America. [8]
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Travel changes us, and sometimes because of exposure to the worst of human nature. You’ve heard of the Disneyfication of places. Dark tourism is the opposite of that.
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