crime in Port Moresby - PNG
Being the capital of PNG, Port Moresby is highly populated compared to other regions of new guinea and hence crime rate are very high here. Like any place, surround yourself with lots of people and you should be generally fine, however stay away from backstreets and generally isolated places, expecially at night. Woman should always be accompained by at least one male. Many blame the high unemployment rate into driving adults and youths alike into powerful raskol gangs.Avoid driving at night..car hijackings have been reportedIn the 2 weeks I stayed there, our group never experienced an incident of crime, then again we were only there for two weeks...from my own experience the locals there are lovely human beings...but just with any place there is good and bad everywhere and it is important to exercise caution expecially in an unknown city.
