Using Safety Tips
The Safety Tips section contains practical, actionable precautions for navigating common crime scenarios in the Caribbean. Every tip has been reviewed before publication.
How tips are organised
Tips are organised along three dimensions:
- Category — the crime type the tip addresses (e.g. Robbery, Carjacking, ATM Crime, Online Scam)
- Context — the setting or situation (e.g. At Home, In Your Car, At an ATM, Online, At a Bar)
- Area — if a tip is particularly relevant to a specific neighbourhood or community, it may be tagged with that area
Browsing tips
Go to Safety Tips to browse all 128+ tips. Use the filter chips at the top of the page to narrow by category or context. Tips tagged to your area will also surface on area profile pages — each profile includes a Safety Context section showing the tips most relevant to that location’s crime profile.
What makes a good tip?
Tips are judged on three criteria:
- Actionability — can the reader actually do this?
- Specificity — is it relevant to a real scenario, not generic advice?
- Evidence base — is it grounded in patterns from the crime data, not just common sense?
Using tips in area profiles
Each area profile page includes a “Safety Context” section that automatically surfaces the most relevant tips based on the most common crime types in that area. A Robbery-heavy area will surface Robbery tips; a high-Carjacking area will prioritise Carjacking tips.
Tip severity levels
Each tip has a severity label:
- High — critical precautions for high-risk situations
- Medium — useful in moderately risky contexts
- Low — general best practice with broad applicability
Can I vote on tips?
Yes — each tip detail page has a “Was this tip helpful?” widget at the bottom. Tap the thumbs up or thumbs down to record your feedback. Your vote is saved so you are not prompted again on the same tip.
See also: Submitting a Safety Tip.
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