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Old page wikitext, before the edit (old_wikitext) | 'Criminal activity in '''[[Trinidad and Tobago]]''' has been and still is a controversial topic on the two islands. Gang Murders and murders rose every year from 1999 to 2008. Approximately 529 people were murdered in 2008, the highest number ever. In January 2018 Trinidad recorded 40 killings in the month. Nearly 500 murders per year were recorded in 2017.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2017-12-26/murder-rate%E2%80%9440-killings-month</ref>
[[Port of Spain]] and its immediate environs have a higher crime rate than any other part of Trinidad. Homicides countrywide rose from fewer than 50 in the 1980s, to 97 in 1998, then to 360 in 2006 (30 murders per 100,000 persons). It rose to approximately 529 in 2008 but decreased in the following years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ttps.gov.tt/Statistics/tabid/141/Default.aspx |title= Trinidad and Tobago Police Service website |publisher=www.ttps.gov.tt |date= |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref>
A common explanation is that the outbreak in murders is due to drug and gang related issues, especially in the depressed communities of East Port of Spain. Some researchers, while acknowledging the connections between gangs and violence in the area, argue that the role of illegal drugs has been overstated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmaguire.net/Articles_detail/26|title=Maguire, Willis, Gantley, and Snipes (2008). "Spatial Concentrations of Violence in Trinidad and Tobago"}}</ref>
The police administration has responded by improving the working conditions of officers, increasing the use of forensic evidence and surveillance technology (CCTV cameras) as well as hiring overseas experts.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ttps.gov.tt/Media/PressReleases/tabid/70/Default.aspx|title = Trinidad and Tobago Police Service website Press Releases|date =|publisher = Ttps.gov.tt|accessdate = 2010-06-26}}</ref>
Reports of kidnappings for ransom which were on the rise a few years ago have declined dramatically since 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctntworld.com/LocalArticles.aspx?id=27648 |title=Kidnappings for ransom down |date=May 13, 2011 |publisher=Ctntworld.com |accessdate=2010-06-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516221538/http://www.ctntworld.com/LocalArticles.aspx?id=27648 |archivedate=2011-05-16 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12649870 |title= Police Tackle Kidnappings |publisher=NPR |date=17 August 2007 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref> However, theft and violent crimes remain prevalent to this date, while crime and the perception of crime continues to hamper the economic prospects of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/We_must_get_serious_about_combatting_crime-124472079.html |title= We must get serious about combatting crime |work=Trinidad Express|date=June 24, 2011 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.economist.com/node/10903343|title= A Caribbean crime wave |work=The Economist |date=March 20, 2008 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref>
[[Laventille]] has some of the highest crime rates in Trinidad and Tobago, with drugs, gangs, and murders being the main problem in this community.
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