Trinidad and Tobago Journey Advisory

Violent crime is frequent in Trinidad and Tobago. This consists of assault, kidnapping, sexual assault, house invasions, and homicide. Avoid touring alone, notably after darkish or in distant areas. 

U.S. authorities workers working in Trinidad and Tobago usually are not allowed to journey to the next areas attributable to crime dangers:

• Laventille
• Beetham
• Sea Lots
• Cocorite
• The inside of Queen’s Park Savannah.

Avoid these locations after darkish:

• Beaches
• Downtown Port of Spain (from South Quay within the south to Oxford Street within the north, centered round Independence Square and Frederick Street.)
• Fort George
• Queen’s Park Savannah

Tourists are notably susceptible to pick-pocketing and armed assaults in these places. Criminal exercise usually will increase earlier than and through vacation intervals. 
 
Gang exercise, together with drug trafficking, is frequent. Most violent crime in Trinidad and Tobago is gang associated.

Criminals use relationship apps and social media in Trinidad and Tobago to trick folks into assembly them. Then they rob and assault these victims. Some criminals fake they need assistance, then rob individuals who cease to assist them. Others contact folks on-line to rip-off them with faux gross sales.

If you hire a property, ensure that it has good safety system that works 24 hours a day.