I never chime in but this thread hits close to home.Over the last 10 years I have traveled to Jamaica 25 times.As most people who come often I follow all the internet media on the island(lurker).I often am taken back by news media reports of crime in and around Negril.
Having been informed by Google maps that in three years I have been to 356 unique cities around the planet I am reminded that I have never been mugged,raped or robbed in Negril or elsewhere in Jamaica.

I have stayed out late,traveled with taxi I do not know while intoxicated and on many occasion made deals with people I did not or almost did not know.

I left myself vulnerable to attack or worse and almost every time I was cared for by my driver as if they were my shepherd.

There were times I disputed the size of my purchase and with no reason they returned to correct the dispute.

times when I paid $10 USD to drive 7 people from the beach to the cliffs for dinner and had that driver wait for me (1.5 hours) not to make the $10 return but to make sure we were safe.

I have found starving Jamaicans in a good mood to help you on your way.

Dont get me wrong I was early on hustled for money but never robbed.

Some of the greatest people I ever met were when I needed help in Jamaica.

Having been to 356 cities in 3 years and having been mugged twice in the US at gunpoint I will say I Jamaica if you operate with caution,street smarts and respect you will never vacation anywhere else.