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Is Haiti One of the Safest Destinations in the Americas?

by Steph Spencer

Port-au-Prince overlook © Shayhaas

Haiti has begun touting itself as among the safest destinations in the Americas. The country’s tourism officials are making this claim based on statistics from a study of violent crime that calculated Haiti’s rate of violent deaths — 6.9 per 100,000 inhabitants — to be among the lowest in the Americas.

Supposedly the odds of dying violently in Haiti are currently about the same as in Long Beach, California, with the Prime Minister of Haiti quoted as saying, “The kidnap and murder of US citizens is very rare in our country.” How, um, reassuring.

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About the Author

Stephanie Spencer is a freelance travel writer from Canada who has been held captive by the travel industry for over 13 years. An incurable smart aleck, notorious purple fanatic, hat person, and ukulele player of questionable abilities, Stephanie explores the geeky side of travel on her blog A Nerd At Large, and dispenses random quirkiness as @ANerdAtLarge on Twitter. She truly believes that anything is possible with enough determination and copious amounts of chocolate.