Tally

I just read a lengthy thread about crime in St. Maarten and before that I hadn't considered crime in the Caribbean at all. What are the safest islands for a family vacation? I don't want to stay at an all inclusive 24x7 (or at all really). I want to explore, hike, poke around towns, rent a car and drive all over, etc. I know that there's crime everywhere, and one needs to be aware of their surroundings, etc etc. I've traveled a lot but traveling with a child changes the game a bit. Thanks for your input!

brubenow

Grand Cayman, St. Barths, Bermuda, St. John.

Mom of 2 young girls

diann24

I feel very safe in Aruba, will drive all over without a care. Friendly people, and Barbados.

RoamsAround

The truth is most of the islands in the Caribbean are "safe". That said, add the following to the ones already mentioned:

Just about all of the Bahamas Out-islands (there are hundreds)

Any of the Turks & Caicos

All of the BVI's, especially Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, Anegada and Guana islands

Anguilla

Saba

St. Eustatius

St. Kitts

Nevis

Grenada

Dominica (not to be confused with the Dominican Republic)

Tally

What about Guadeloupe? How is the crime rate there?

Bedar

Not Dominica. A friend was raped by three men for 9 hrs, and there have been many other rapes, a plague of them in fact.

Tally

Was that Dominica? Or Dominican Republic?

Tally

Sorry to hear about your friend. That seriously sucks. I hope she's ok.

Bedar

Dominica, not the DR.