“Although much of the violence is gang-related, in recent years tourists have increasingly become targets for robbery, sexual assault and murder,” says CDNN. INFO.
While homicides increased two percent in Jamaica in 2008, murders were up 38 percent in Trinidad and Tobago.
SAD i Velika Britanija izdale su savjete za putovanja upozoravajući putnike na povećanje nasilja i neuspjeh policije u Tobagu da uhapsi i procesuira kriminalce.
A US travel advisory warns travelers that armed robbers have been trailing tourists as they depart international airports in Trinidad and Tobago. It said:
“Nasilni zločini, uključujući napade, otmicu radi otkupnine, seksualni napad i ubistvo, uključivali su strane stanovnike i turiste (i) prijavljeni su incidenti u kojima su naoružani pljačkaši pratili putnike koji dolaze sa aerodroma i prilazili im u udaljenim područjima… počinioci mnogih ovi zločini nisu uhapšeni.”
The English-speaking Caribbean, which extends from the Bahamas in the north to Trinidad and Tobago in the south, averages 30 murders per 100,000 inhabitants per year, one of the highest rates in the world, according to the Economist.
With 550 homicides in 2008, Trinidad and Tobago has a rate of about 55 murders per 100,000 making it the most dangerous country in the Caribbean and one of the most dangerous in the world, according to press reports.
Stopa napada, pljački, otmica i silovanja na Trinidadu i Tobagu također je među najvišima u svijetu.
Prema izvještaju koji je objavio Stejt department Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, ubistava vezana za bande i drugi zločini nastavit će rasti u Trinidadu i Tobagu 2009. i 2010. godine.
