{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/bahamas/exuma-harbour-estates","updatedAt":"2026-07-30T00:02:01.338Z","place":{"city":"Exuma Harbour Estates","country":"Bahamas","countryCode":"BS","lat":23.5,"lon":-75.76667},"safety":{"score":82,"level":"SAFE","answer":"Yes — generally safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":89,"confidence":0.85,"caps":[],"databaseScore":80,"travellerSentiment":{"score":93,"label":"Mostly positive","summary":"Recent traveler posts on Reddit and travel forums repeatedly describe feeling safe walking around Great Exuma and the Exuma Cays, with no reports of personal assault or theft.","weightInScore":0.18,"components":[{"label":"Reported feel","score":92,"weight":0.35},{"label":"Robbery risk","score":92,"weight":0.45},{"label":"Pickpocket risk","score":96,"weight":0.2}]},"categories":[{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":73,"tier":1},{"key":"sentiment","label":"Traveller 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