Jamaica
Level moderateupdated 44 min agoA country you can visit normally, with the usual precautions.
What are the main risks in Jamaica?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 6 events there, including 2 severe. The most frequent: Armed conflict, Storm, Travel advisory.
Is there a government travel advisory for Jamaica?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 2 advise against travel and 10 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Jamaica: current alerts and safety news
The past month in the country — closed episodes included.
Nothing notable in the last 7 days.
Last 90 days
- Calm
- Moderate / High
- Critical
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Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.
Is it safe to travel to Jamaica?
Jamaica sits at 4 out of 4 on our scale, the top of it. Little was actually logged over the last 12 months: 6 events in all, 3 of them severe. They split three ways. Three entries relate to armed violence, none rated severe, and that is the category with the heaviest stakes for people living there. Two are thunderstorms, both severe. One is a travel-advisory entry, also severe. Storms are the only hazard here that runs on a season. Counting every hazard together, June holds the most entries with 3, while April, May and August hold 1 each. The homicide rate on record is 49.4 per 100,000 people, against a world median of 2.1. That figure counts homicides and nothing else: it says nothing about theft or scams.
What it changes for a nomad
Weeks on the ground mean planning around two separate things. Storms are the one hazard with a season, so that risk is not spread evenly across the year; both of the ones logged were at the top of our severity scale, and a severe storm takes the power out and slows the roads for a day or two. The rest follows no calendar. Armed violence and the advisory entry can land in any month, so picking your dates buys you little there. Choose the neighbourhood with more care than the dates, and ask people who live there instead of trusting a map. The homicide figure sits far above the world median, and that shapes how residents move after dark: do as they do. Six entries in 12 months is thin data. It means our sensors saw little, which is not the same as saying little happens.
Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 23, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →
1 earlier analysis
August 21, 2026
Jamaica records conflict and thunderstorms over the last 12 months. There were 3 conflict events, all considered severe, and 2 thunderstorms, with 2 of them severe. The country experienced 6 total events, with conflict being the most significant in stakes for people. The busiest months for hazards are June, April, and May, mainly due to thunderstorms. No armed conflict or major recent events are reported, but the homicide rate is high at 49.4 per 100k, well above the world median of 2.1. Official advisories are not in place, but natural hazards like thunderstorms are seasonal, mainly in June, April, and May.
To watch right now
- One alert is open right now, and the latest major entry is a thunderstorm at 4 on our 0-to-4 scale: count on power cuts and slow roads while it lasts.
To watch as a rule
- Storms, the only hazard here that runs on a season, so check the forecast before moving across the island.
- Entries tied to armed violence: three over the last 12 months, none rated severe, yet the heaviest stakes of anything we log here.
- A homicide rate of 49.4 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1; it covers homicides only, which is why local advice on neighbourhoods beats any average.
- One travel-advisory entry over the window, rated severe; we do not hold its text.
Good reflexes
- Keep your phone charged and a torch within reach, because a severe storm takes the power first.
- Ask your host which streets to skip after dark, and take the answer at face value.
- At night, use arranged transport rather than walking streets you do not know.
- Keep cash and a day of water at home, since card payments go down with the power.
- Check the forecast before crossing the island.
Jamaica: travel advisories and areas to avoid
What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.
- Advised against by 4+ states
- Advised against by 1 state
- Advised against unless essential
Jamaica: quality of life and safety in figures
Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.
Favourable vs the world median
- New displacements, disasters: 0.01 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Watch out vs the world median
- Homicides: 49.4 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
- Air quality (PM2.5): 21.7 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- Physicians: 0.46 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Hospital beds: 1.7 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
- Life expectancy at birth: 71.6 years (median 74.7)
Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Close to the world median (15.2) · lower is better
Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better
Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better
16 people in total
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
3.7/10 — medium
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
Well above the world median (2.3).
Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)
Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.
Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.
National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0)
Jamaica: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 1 event
Eventsof which severe- Air quality1
Last 12 months · 6 events
Eventsof which severe- Armed conflict3
- Storm11 1 severe
- Travel advisory11 1 severe
- Air quality1
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What travellers lived
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