In this article I learned that Haiti has come a long way when it comes to crime rates. Haiti is actually “one of the safest destinations; not just in the Caribbean, but throughout all the Americas.” If you think of Jamaica and how many people travel there and vacation but it is also a very violent place in many areas. Why is Haiti not like that right now? “In 2012 according to the UNODC, Haiti's violent death rate of 6.9 out of every hundred thousand Haitians is among the lowest rates in the Americas, and the same as Long Beach, California.” Such a low number of death rates could not just be coincidence, there has to be a driving force that has sustained Haiti’s crime rate. One reasoning behind the crime rate being so low is “focus on the strengthening and modernization of its security forces.” Which makes sense if the security is more up to date and it is being monitored better then you have less crime. Another cause for Haiti’s low crime rate is because of “its pledge to increase the size of its National Police by 50%, allowing them to fight crime more effectively.” Also Haiti has “increased the size of its force, the Haitian National Police (HNP) is counting on innovative technologies to track down criminals.” I think because Haiti’s population are said to be more worried about “cost of living, than with crime” then crime becomes less of an issue because the people aren’t speaking of it and making it as big of a deal. I think that other places with high violent crime rates, and other high crime rates should look into trying to increase their police force and doing similar things that have brought Haiti so much success.
4:53 pm 4/12/2013
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