Haiti Citizen Security Assessment (CSA) Final Report
Summary — This report presents the findings of the Haiti Citizen Security Assessment (CSA), which analyzes the state of citizen security and violence in Haiti, including its social, economic, and political determinants. The assessment employed a mixed-methods approach, including a desk review, national phone survey, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews, to develop evidence-based strategies for improving citizen security in Haiti.
Key Findings
- Violent crime is on the rise and attributed to gangs.
- Gang operations are nuanced and varied.
- Politics, economic elites, and gang activity are interconnected.
- Haiti’s barely-functioning justice system leaves citizens with few alternatives.
- Law enforcement is unable to guarantee basic security for citizens.
Full Description
The Haiti Citizen Security Assessment (CSA) analyzes the state of citizen security and violence in Haiti, including its social, economic, and political determinants. The assessment employed a mixed-methods approach, including an extensive desk review; a national phone survey; focus group discussions (FGDs); and key informant interviews (KIIs) with subject-matter experts, civil society and community actors, justice and security actors, donors, and Haitian citizens, including vulnerable populations. The report outlines evidence-based, timely strategies to improve citizen security in Haiti, focusing on themes such as understanding insecurity and violence, crime and violence prevention, and the social, economic, and political determinants of insecurity and violence. Key findings highlight the rise of violent crime attributed to gangs, the nuanced operations of gangs, the interconnectedness of politics, economic elites, and gang activity, and the barely-functioning justice system.