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==Crime== According to the [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]], the Turks and Caicos Islands had the highest intentional homicide rate of any country or dependent territory, at 76.5 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.<ref name=UNODC-by-country>{{cite web |title=Intentional Homicide |url=https://dataunodc.un.org/dp-intentional-homicide-victims |website=dataunodc.un.org |publisher=[[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]] (UNODC)}} Table by country. Latest available year varies by country. Some have 2023 data. Can select for few or many countries, regions, years. You can shrink the width of the table to see all the options, and all the years you selected. To do so drag the zoom bar button at the bottom of the page. There is a [https://dataunodc.un.org/sites/dataunodc.un.org/files/data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx dataset link to download all the data]. Table last fully updated from dataset retrieved 24 June 2024. Individual countries updated since then.</ref><ref name=UNODC>{{cite web |title=Victims of Intentional Homicide: 2018 |url=https://dataunodc.un.org/content/homicide-rate-option-2 |publisher=UNODC}} [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]]. Map and table of rates and counts. Pick a country (or countries) in the sidebar "Country" dropdown menu. Then pick a year (1990-2018). Click that country on the map to see a timeline graph of homicide rates. Below the map see a timeline table of the rates and counts for that country or countries. There is a "Bulk data download" link at top right (hover to see name). May need to click twice to download.</ref><ref name=UNODC-graph>{{cite web |url=https://dataunodc.un.org/content/data/homicide/homicide-rate |title=Homicide rate {{!}} dataUNODC |publisher=[[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]]. Timeline graph of "Victims of intentional homicide 1990-2018". Can select a country and a region. Table below graph shows data 1990-2018. Download link icon below table offers multiple formats just for selected country and region. Click "bulk data download" link icon twice at top of page to get Excel file that covers years 1990-2018 for all countries}}</ref> On 6 March 2025, it was announced that the U.S. State Department had issued a Level 2 travel advisory, warning travellers to be cautious when visiting due to crime. This advisory does not mean that travel is discouraged, but visitors should exercise increased caution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koch |first=Alexandra |date=2025-03-06 |title=Travel warning issued for popular spring break tropical destination over crime concerns |url=https://www.foxnews.com/travel/travel-warning-issued-popular-spring-break-tropical-destination-crime-concerns |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Turks and Caicos Islands International Travel Information |url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/TurksandCaicosIslands.html |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=travel.state.gov |language=en}}</ref>
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