Jamaica is the most secure nation within the Caribbean and among the many most secure international locations on the earth, in response to revered worldwide analytics agency Gallup Inc in its 2023 International Regulation and Order Report.
An article by Breaking Journey Information, considered a high supply for journey and tourism information, reported that Gallup has positioned Jamaica in a class with international locations like New Zealand, Costa Rica and Cyprus.
“The report gauges folks’s sense of non-public safety and their very own experiences with crime and legislation enforcement. Outcomes are based mostly on nationally consultant, probability-based samples amongst grownup populations, aged 15 and older, in 141 international locations and territories all through 2022,” the BTN revealed.
Topping the listing was Tajikistand’s rating of 96 out of 100 to steer the international locations, adopted by Finland and Iceland, each tied on 92.
The US of America, Canada and the UK all completed on 83 factors.
Jamaica, which scored 75 factors, was ranked the most secure international locations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jamaica was adopted by Puerto Rico on 74, Brazil on 73, Argentina 70; Mexico and Venezuela tied on 66; the Dominican Republic 64, Peru 61 and Ecuador 59.
Breaking Journey Information stated when it contacted Delano Seiveright, senior advisor and strategist in Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism, he declined to remark extensively on the report, however stated, “The security of each Jamaican and each customer issues significantly. Notably, the crime charges towards guests stays extraordinarily low, hovering at round 0.01 per cent and already our customer numbers are double digit percentages forward of 2019 and 2022. Jamaica is abuzz like by no means earlier than and hundreds of thousands have visited over time with out incident.”
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