Vacation destination slapped with increased travel advisory due to 'violent crime'

The U.S. State Department has issued an accrued question advisory pertaining to Grenada, owed to the "risk of crime."

The Level 2 advisory was updated Jan. 5, with a informing astir "violent crime." Americans person been victims of equipped robbery, assault, burglary and rape.

"In immoderate cases, American citizens person been killed. Police effect times are not arsenic accelerated arsenic 1 whitethorn expect successful the United States," the advisory says.

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Grenada lies successful the eastbound Caribbean Sea arsenic portion of the West Indies. 

It's astir 125 miles northbound of Venezuela.

The State Department has issued a Level 2 question advisory for Grenada. (iStock)

"Do not reply your doorway astatine your edifice oregon residence unless you cognize who it is," the advisory states.

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Officials besides pass travelers to physically debar resisting immoderate robbery effort and to "keep a debased profile."

"Response clip to instrumentality enforcement and information requests tin astatine times beryllium rather slow."

Travelers are besides advised to usage caution erstwhile walking oregon driving astatine nighttime and to enactment alert of their surroundings.

"In immoderate cases, American citizens person been killed. Police effect times are not arsenic accelerated arsenic 1 whitethorn expect successful the United States," the caller advisory notes. (iStock)

About 16.8 cardinal Americans visited the Caribbean successful 2024, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization.

The U.S. Embassy is located successful the country’s superior of St. George, which is the biggest metropolis connected the island.

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The State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Grenada study noted that determination constabulary forces bash usually cooperate with U.S. counterparts. 

"However, effect clip to instrumentality enforcement and information requests tin astatine times beryllium rather dilatory owed to inadequate funding, deficiency of instrumentality and training, and staffing shortages," the study said.

About 16.8 cardinal Americans visited the Caribbean successful 2024. (iStock)

Tourism is simply a large contributor to determination economies, and determination is simply a level of constabulary extortion that determination governments supply to tourer areas, the aforesaid root noted. 

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The State Department has 4 question advisory levels to assistance travelers measure information risks earlier visiting different countries.

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The advisory levels are: Level 1 – Exercise Normal Precautions; Level 2 – Exercise Increased Caution; Level 3 – Reconsider Travel; and Level 4 – Do Not Travel.