Talk:United States Virgin Islands

Latest comment: 8 months ago by Dunchr22 in topic Official name

Violence

edit

And nothing about the murder rate of the U.S. Virgin Islands? Third highest in the world in 2010. 84.226.185.221 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:50, 13 October 2015 (UTC)Reply

I was wondering about this too. The U.S. Virgin Islands has 52 intentional homicides per 100,000 people per year. In Mexico it is 18 (doubled in the last 5 years) and in the continental U.S. it is 4. Why is it so high? 178.39.255.25 (talk) 11:57, 10 January 2016 (UTC)Reply
Indeed, this does not seem like a fluke. In 2016, it was still fourth in all the world for intentional homicide: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate#cite_note-UNODC-1 Brinerustle (talk) 12:09, 30 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

This seems nothing but a white wash, and should be mentioned:

 Top 11 Countries with the Highest Homicide Rates*
 * Incidents per 100,000 people - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 2018
   El Salvador - 52.02
   U.S. Virgin Islands (U.S. territory) - 49.28
   Jamaica - 43.85

201.114.189.240 (talk) 07:53, 23 April 2023 (UTC) baden k.Reply

Official name

edit

The source cited for the "official name" is the CIA which does not seem like a relevant body. However, they reference the USGS Board on Geographic Names which seems a lot more official. That body calls it "United States Virgin Islands" (https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1802710). The US Department of State appears to agree (https://www.state.gov/dependencies-and-areas-of-special-sovereignty/). I think either the official name of "Virgin Islands of the United States" should be better cited, or that information should be stricken from the article. Dunchr22 (talk) 03:22, 21 March 2024 (UTC)Reply