{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/trinidad-and-tobago/new-jersey","updatedAt":"2026-07-20T00:16:30.973Z","place":{"city":"New Jersey","country":"Trinidad and Tobago","countryCode":"TT","lat":10.23333,"lon":-61.63333},"safety":{"score":56,"level":"MODERATE","answer":"Mostly — take normal precautions","saferThanPctOfCountries":55,"categories":[{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":45},{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":42},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":91},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":61}]},"advisories":[{"source":"U.S. Department of State","level":3,"label":"Reconsider Travel","updated":"Sun, 19 Jul 2026","url":"https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/trinidad-and-tobago-travel-advisory.html"},{"source":"UK Foreign Office (FCDO)","level":1,"label":"No advisory against travel","updated":"2026-07-08T10:37:37Z","url":"https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/trinidad-and-tobago"},{"source":"Government of Canada","level":2,"label":"Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)","updated":"2026-06-24T08:31:38.6346696-04:00","url":"https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/trinidad-and-tobago"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":40.4432986623964,"display":"40.4 / 100k","year":"2022","score":12,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"crime_major_constraint","label":"Crime seen as a major business constraint","value":17.4,"display":"17.4%","year":"2010","score":59,"source":"World Bank Enterprise Surveys"},{"key":"terrorism_deaths","label":"Terrorism deaths (latest year)","value":0,"display":"0 recorded","year":"2021","score":96,"source":"Global Terrorism Database"},{"key":"road_deaths","label":"Road traffic deaths","value":5,"display":"5.0 / 100k","year":"2021","score":85,"source":"WHO Global Health Observatory"},{"key":"stability","label":"Political stability & no terrorism","value":72.0440017,"display":"72/100","year":"2024","score":72,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"rule_of_law","label":"Rule of law","value":50.5703661,"display":"51/100","year":"2024","score":51,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"corruption","label":"Control of corruption","value":40.9763694,"display":"41/100","year":"2024","score":41,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"gov_effectiveness","label":"Government effectiveness","value":53.5044657,"display":"54/100","year":"2024","score":54,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"regulatory","label":"Regulatory quality","value":51.604828,"display":"52/100","year":"2024","score":52,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":63.9605409,"display":"64/100","year":"2024","score":64,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"numbeo_crime_index","label":"Crime index (crowdsourced)","value":71.1,"display":"71.1 / 100","year":null,"score":29,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_index","label":"Safety index (crowdsourced)","value":28.9,"display":"28.9 / 100","year":null,"score":29,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"safe_walking_dark","label":"Feel safe walking alone after dark","value":44.34,"display":"44.3%","year":"2022","score":42,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"violence_victimization","label":"Physical assault (past year)","value":3.74,"display":"3.7%","year":"2022","score":87,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"human_trafficking_victims","label":"Detected human-trafficking victims","value":0,"display":"0.00 / 100k","year":"2022","score":98,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"bribery_contact_rate","label":"Bribery during public-official contact","value":17,"display":"17.0%","year":"2019","score":63,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":29,"display":"US AQI 29 · Good","year":null,"score":93,"source":"Open-Meteo Air Quality"},{"key":"health","label":"Travel health notices","value":null,"display":"3 global notices","year":null,"score":92,"source":"CDC Travelers' Health"},{"key":"hospitals","label":"Hospitals nearby","value":6,"display":"6 within 15 km · nearest ~6 km","year":null,"score":88,"source":"OpenStreetMap"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":32,"display":"July: highs ~32°C · wet spell","year":null,"score":92,"source":"Open-Meteo"},{"key":"natural_hazards","label":"Natural hazards","value":0,"display":"No active alerts · 9 quakes ≥M4.5 past yr","year":null,"score":94,"source":"GDACS / USGS"},{"key":"advisory","label":"Government travel advisory","value":3,"display":"Level 3 — Reconsider Travel · 2 govts","year":null,"score":54,"source":"US State Dept · Canada"}],"healthNotices":[{"level":"Alert","title":"Global Polio","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level2/global-polio"},{"level":"Watch","title":"Global Dengue","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/dengue-global"},{"level":"Watch","title":"Global Measles","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/measles-globe"}],"hazardAlerts":[],"fieldResearch":{"verdict":"With real precautions, yes — New Jersey sits in Trinidad's calmest corner (the rural southwest peninsula), but the country as a whole is under a crime-driven State of Emergency, so this is not a carefree destination.","summary":"Trinidad and Tobago's national homicide rate (~40 per 100k) is among the world's highest, and a nationwide State of Emergency over violent crime was extended again on 11 June 2026, running into September. The catch: nearly all of that violence is gang-driven and concentrated around east Port of Spain, 50 km north. The Siparia/La Brea district around New Jersey records some of the lowest crime figures in the country — day-to-day risk here is opportunistic theft and road hazards, not the urban gang violence behind the headlines.","robberyRisk":{"level":"High","note":"Armed robbery is a genuine national problem (tourist-targeting robberies rose ~34% in 2025) and a Point Fortin robbery turned fatal in May 2026 — though the southwest peninsula sees far less of it than Port of Spain, and daytime risk in the villages is modest."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Pickpocketing and bag-snatching cluster in crowded markets and taxi stands — locally that means Siparia and San Fernando on busy days; the beach and village areas see little of it."},"safeAreas":["New Jersey / Vessigny village","Vessigny Beach (lifeguarded daytime hours)","La Brea / Pitch Lake (daytime, with an official guide)"],"avoidAreas":["Unlit rural back roads and deserted beach stretches after dark — opportunistic armed robbery risk","Beetham Highway corridor if driving into Port of Spain — criminals have blocked the road with debris to stop and rob cars"],"scams":["Unofficial 'guides' at Pitch Lake who attach themselves to visitors then demand fees — book the official tour at the visitor centre","Taxi overcharging: a price agreed before the ride 'grows' on arrival, or drivers pad the route — agree the fare firmly and use hotel-arranged or known drivers","ATM skimming — use machines inside banks or supermarkets, not standalone street ATMs","Fake tour operators taking deposits for island tours that never materialise — book through your accommodation"],"zones":[{"name":"New Jersey / Vessigny","level":"safe","note":"Quiet rural village cluster in Trinidad's lowest-crime region; normal valuables care is enough by day"},{"name":"Vessigny Beach","level":"safe","note":"Lifeguarded facility beach with car park and snack bar; safe in daytime, deserted after dark"},{"name":"La Brea / Pitch Lake","level":"safe","note":"The area's main sight, with only a handful of recorded crimes in the past 90 days; go in daylight with the official tour"},{"name":"Brighton","level":"caution","note":"Industrial port hamlet next door — isolated, unlit, and no reason to be there after dark"},{"name":"Point Fortin","level":"caution","note":"Generally calm borough town, but a fatal robbery-shooting in May 2026 shows armed crime does reach here — stay alert at night"},{"name":"Siparia","level":"caution","note":"Busy market town: fine by day with pickpocket awareness, quiet and best avoided on foot after dark"},{"name":"Fyzabad","level":"caution","note":"Low-crime inland village, but rural, unlit roads make after-dark travel the main risk"},{"name":"San Fernando (city centre)","level":"caution","note":"Nearest major city (~30 min): fine for daytime errands and dining, but don't walk it at night — drive door to door"}]}}