

According to an article published on the “News America” website on Friday April 22nd, Belize is ranked as the most likely Caribbean country where a tourist could get robbed or even killed while visiting.
When it comes to murders worldwide, there is no denying that the Caribbean has been blighted by a rise in homicides in recent years. NAN compared murder rates from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for every 100,000 people in top Caribbean nations to the U.S. and found that in several nations, a U.S. national’s chance of being murdered is higher than in the U.S. Here are the top 10:
1: Belize
You are 11.9 times more likely to be murdered in Belize than in the U.S. Forty-five in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in Belize compared to about 4 in The United States according to the UN data.
2: Jamaica
You are 11.3 times more likely to be murdered if living in Jamaica than in the U.S. Forty-three in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in Jamaica compared to about 4 in The United States.
3: St. Kitts/Nevis
You are 8.8 times more likely to be murdered in St. Kitts and Nevis. Thirty-three in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in St. Kitts and Nevis compared to about 4 in The United States.
4: Trinidad & Tobago
You are 7.9 times more likely to be murdered in the oil rich nation of T&T. some 30 people in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in Trinidad and Tobago compared to about 4 in The United States.
5: The Bahamas
You are 7.8 times more likely to be murdered in the Bahamas than in the U.S. Twenty-nine in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in Bahamas compared to about 4 in The United States.

6: Puerto Rico
You are 7 times more likely to be murdered in Puerto Rico. Twenty-six in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in Puerto Rico compared to about 4 in The United States.
7: St. Vincent & The Grenadines
You are 6.7 times more likely to be murdered in St. Vincent & The Grenadines than in the U.S. Twenty-five in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in St. Vincent and the Grenadines compared to about four in The United States.
8: The Dominican Republic
You are 5.8 times more likely to be murdered in the DR. 22 in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in Dominican Republic compared to about 4 in The United States.
9: St. Lucia
You are 5.7 times more likely to be murdered. Twenty-one in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in St. Lucia compared to about four in The United States.
10: Guyana
You are 5.1 times more likely to be murdered in Guyana than in the U.S. 19 in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in Guyana compared to about four in The United States.
Article writeen by By NAN Staff Writer for News Americas Now
Source: http://www.newsamericasnow.com
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