Kikn,
Anyone can say anything, but facts are facts. If you hear a rumor, that does not automatically mean it is true. In fact, it means the exact opposite, that it may not be true.
That is why rumor and speculation serve no useful purpose. You have no facts to back up your claim that a larger, more frequently booked hotel was "also hit" other than the rumors you heard. To claim something happened with no facts to back it up is irresponsible at best. And it would be irresponsible to allow it to be posted here.
I know more than a dozen repeat visitors that can name all kinds of wild stories that they have heard and they know for a fact that the rumors are not true because they were there when and where the rumored event supposedly happened. In fact, this exact thing happened to us just yesterday!
For you to say that in almost all cases, something happened is nothing but pure speculation on your part. You are making a guess.
If you have facts, please state them.
But the fact remains that there are no travel warnings from any country about Negril, unlike the US Travel Warning about the Bahamas released yesterday. State Departments from countries around the world consider Negril to be a safe place to visit.
There is very little tourist crime in Negril. Is there none? Of course not, there are first hand incidents reported right here that go back 30+ years. But most of the rumors and speculation that you hear about is simply that - rumor and speculation with no basis in fact.
Anyone can say anything... but facts speak for themselves.