{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/trinidad-and-tobago/port-of-spain","updatedAt":"2026-07-29T00:13:03.777Z","place":{"city":"Port of Spain","country":"Trinidad and Tobago","countryCode":"TT","lat":10.66668,"lon":-61.51889},"safety":{"score":30,"level":"CAUTION","answer":"Caution advised","saferThanPctOfCountries":15,"confidence":0.83,"caps":[{"max":30,"reason":"Homicide rate 40/100k"}],"databaseScore":30,"travellerSentiment":{"score":44,"label":"Mostly negative","summary":"Recent traveler reports describe feeling unsafe after dark and avoiding certain neighborhoods, though many note that daytime activities in tourist‑friendly zones are generally manageable","weightInScore":0.18,"components":[{"label":"Reported feel","score":38,"weight":0.35},{"label":"Robbery risk","score":34,"weight":0.45},{"label":"Pickpocket risk","score":78,"weight":0.2}]},"categories":[{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":33,"tier":1},{"key":"sentiment","label":"Traveller Sentiment","score":44,"tier":1},{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":72,"tier":2},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":70,"tier":2},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":86,"tier":2}]},"advisories":[{"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":9,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"crime_major_constraint","label":"Crime seen as a 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victims","value":0,"display":"0.00 / 100k","year":"2022","score":92,"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":56,"display":"US AQI 56 · Moderate","year":null,"score":87,"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":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":33,"display":"July: highs ~33°C · wet spell","year":null,"score":92,"source":"Open-Meteo"},{"key":"natural_hazards","label":"Natural hazards","value":0,"display":"No active alerts · 12 quakes ≥M4.5 past yr","year":null,"score":76,"source":"GDACS / USGS"},{"key":"advisory","label":"Government travel advisory","value":2,"display":"Level 2 — Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)","year":null,"score":72,"source":"Government of 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":"No — exercise a high degree of caution; Port of Spain has serious violent crime risks, especially at night.","summary":"The composite safety index of 30 reflects a homicide rate of 40.4 per 100k, making Trinidad and Tobago one of the world’s most violent nations, and the U.S. State Department has issued a Level 3 ‘reconsider travel’ advisory. Recent news confirms a state of emergency remains in effect and that crime has fallen only modestly, while police reports detail frequent shootings and gang clashes. Visitors must stay alert to high pickpocketing and robbery levels in crowded areas, and scams targeting tourists are common.","robberyRisk":{"level":"High","note":"Armed robbery and muggings occur frequently in central Port of Spain, particularly in the Laventille and southern Charlotte Street zones after sunset"},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Pickpocketing and bag‑snatching are common in crowded markets, ferry terminals and during festivals; hotspots include the waterfront and Queen’s Park Oval"},"safeAreas":["Woodbrook","St. James"],"avoidAreas":["Laventille","Beetham Estate Gardens","Downtown Port of Spain (east of Charlotte street, south and west of Piccadilly Street, and north of Independence Square)"],"scams":["Taxi overcharging and fake flat‑rate fares","Bait‑and‑switch ticket scams for Carnival or cultural events","Drink spiking in bars and nightclubs"],"zones":[{"name":"Laventille","level":"avoid","note":"high gang violence and frequent shootings"},{"name":"Beetham Estate Gardens","level":"avoid","note":"notorious for drug activity and armed confrontations"},{"name":"Downtown Port of Spain (east of Charlotte Street, south and west of Piccadilly Street, north of Independence Square)","level":"caution","note":"increased police presence but elevated petty crime and occasional armed incidents"},{"name":"Woodbrook","level":"caution","note":"busy commercial area with common pickpocketing and bag snatching after dark"},{"name":"St. James","level":"safe","note":"well‑patrolled tourist corridor with low violent crime but still watch for opportunistic theft"}]}}