New Gallup 2023 report lists Jamaica among the safest countries in the world.

Celebrities Cardi B and husband Offset enjoying jelly coconuts while
vacationing in Jamaica for Offset's birthday.

 According to Gallup Inc's 2023 Global Law and Order Report, Jamaica is considered one of the safest countries in the Caribbean and Latin America. Ranking in this category with 75 out of 100 points, we are among countries such as New Zealand, Costa Rica and Cyprus. This information was first published in an article by Breaking Travel News (BTN), which is a respected website which posts news, interviews and new developments happening in the travel and tourism industry. 

Surprisingly, Jamaica ranked ahead of US territory Puerto Rico which scored 74 points. Following Puerto Rico was Brazil with 73 points; Argentina received 70 points; Mexico 66; Venezuela 66; Dominican Republic 64; Peru 61;and Ecuador 59 points.

In publishing the information, BTN noted: 

"The report gauges people’s sense of personal security and their own experiences with crime and law enforcement. Results are based on nationally representative, probability-based samples among adult populations, aged 15 and older, in 141 countries and territories throughout 2022."

The highest ranked country was Tajikistan with 96 out of a 100. The United States, Canada and the United Kingdom all scored 83 points. So, high up on the scale but they could not beat Finland which scored 92 points.

In seeking further background on the report BTN interviewed Mr Delano Seiveright, who is Jamaica's senior advisor and strategist in the Ministry of Tourism. Although Mr. Seiveright did not wish to comment on the report directly, he noted:

"...the safety of every Jamaican and every visitor matters greatly. Notably, the crime rates against visitors remains extremely low, hovering at around 0.01 percent and already our visitor numbers are double digit percentages ahead of 2019 and 2022. Jamaica is a buzz like never before and millions have visited over the years without incident."

Indeed, Jamaica seems to have become a haven for noted celebrities such as Burna Boy, Nigerian music sensation who has visited the island several times this year. Other celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Dua Lipa, Cardi B with her husband Offset have been spotted vacationing on the island.

American actress and well known celeb, Angelina Jolie enjoying her stay in Jamaica while visiting the Calabash Festival. The Calabash Festival is a three-day event that showcases music, poetry and other literary art in Jamaica. It was founded in 2001 by author Colin Channer, Justine Henzell, the daughter of Perry Henzell, the co-writer and director of 'Harder They Come', and poet Kwame Dawes.

We also know of DJ Khaled who visits Jamaica regularly and calls it his second home. In fact, according to an article by popular website Urban Islandz, in 2018 DJ Khaled expressed interest in buying a new home here in Jamaica and had eyes on a specific property amounting to 20 acres.

See more details here: https://urbanislandz.com/2018/12/18/dj-khaled-buy-mansion-jamaica-home/

Even Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, has vacationed in Jamaica. How about you? Will you be the next celeb spotted here or are you a weary traveler looking for peace, sunshine and serenity? We welcome you and look forward to seeing you.