Talk:United States Virgin Islands

Violence
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)
 * 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)
 * Indeed, this does not seem like a fluke. In 2016, it was still fourth in all the world for intentional homicide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate#cite_note-UNODC-1 Brinerustle (talk) 12:09, 30 December 2018 (UTC)

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.

Official name
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)