Crime and Punishment

Trinidad and Tobago have overtaken Jamaica in a dubious distinction: the “murder capital of the Caribbean.”

“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.

Trindad and Tobago Crime Against Tourists

Death stalks Trinidad and Tobago again

There has been another gruesome murder of a foreigner in the Bacolet Point area. This time near to where the Greenes were attacked and chopped in their home two months ago.

South Africa

SA forks out for high crime rate

South Africans are picking up a monumental tab for the state's apparent or perceived failure to protect them from crime but individuals may not claim tax relief for these expenses.

According to a recent estimate by the SA Institute for Race Relations (SAIRR), South Africans spent a whopping R40-billion on private security in 2007.