Crimes Committed Against Tourists Islandwide in Jamaica
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total Year
2003
7
10
10
9
9
3
5
13
5
2
6
12
91
2004
15
10
9
7
4
4
6
8
0
1
3
4
71
2005
15
7
13
4
2
4
3
4
9
8
9
10
78
2006
82
.
2003
2004
2005
2006
Total crimes Reported
31,299
35,837
.
.
Crimes Against Tourists
91
71
78
*82
OF TOTAL CRIMES, PERCENT AGAINST TOURISTS
0.003
0.002
0.002
0.002

 

Note: These are thousanths of 1% I.e., 3/1000s of 1%

2006 Note: The majority of these occurred in Negril (57) and were mainly larceny.

Ocho Rios and Montego Bay had 13 and 12 incidents, respectively, in the entire year.


Source:
1) Jamaica Constabulary Force, Police Statistics Dept.
2) Police Tourism Liaison Section
3) Ruder Finn, New York

 
 

Updated Aug 13, 2007