Haiti Citizen Security Assessment (CSA) Final Report

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.