I love Negril, and it will always hold a place in my heart. that said, family living in Jamaica chose to relocate inland dues exclusively to the danger they felt in Negril. Not only my US-born uncle, but his lifelong Jamaican wife instead. She is here in the the us at the moment, and said just yesterday, matter of factly ''Hope they can get the crime under control so you can retire there someday'' when we were talking of Negril....and the comment came out of nowhere, as we weren't discussing related issues at the time. I understand sometimes things get blown out of proportion and it scares tourists, which benefits no one, but when residents chose to relocate because they no longer feel safe themselves, it gets my attention.