{
  "id": "ACM-HTI-GNG",
  "slug": "haiti-gang-violence",
  "title": "The Haiti Crisis",
  "url": "https://armedconflicts.org/haiti-gang-violence.html",
  "status": "Escalating",
  "intensity": "High",
  "region": "Caribbean",
  "type": "Gang conflict / state collapse",
  "tracked_since": "2021",
  "revision": "2026-08-05",
  "sources": [
    "ACLED",
    "UCDP",
    "CFR Global Conflict Tracker"
  ],
  "locations": [
    {
      "name": "Port-au-Prince",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 18.5944,
      "lon": -72.3074,
      "description": "Capital of Haiti and seat of its government, largely emptied of state authority as armed gangs expanded through the city after 2023.",
      "control": "Armed gangs hold an estimated 90 percent of the city",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker",
      "source_url": "https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/instability-haiti",
      "as_of": "2026-07-29"
    },
    {
      "name": "Petion-Ville",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 18.5125,
      "lon": -72.2853,
      "description": "Hillside suburb overlooking Port-au-Prince that historically housed much of the capital's wealthier population and foreign missions."
    },
    {
      "name": "Cite Soleil",
      "type": "region",
      "lat": 18.5836,
      "lon": -72.33,
      "description": "Densely populated waterfront district of Port-au-Prince long associated with gang activity and among the areas hardest hit by the current crisis."
    },
    {
      "name": "Varreux fuel terminal",
      "type": "port",
      "lat": 18.57,
      "lon": -72.36,
      "description": "Main fuel import terminal serving Port-au-Prince, blockaded by armed groups during a 2021-2022 fuel crisis that paralyzed much of the capital."
    },
    {
      "name": "Cap-Haitien",
      "type": "port",
      "lat": 19.7592,
      "lon": -72.2025,
      "description": "Haiti's second-largest city and a northern port that has functioned as a relatively more stable hub as violence concentrated in the capital."
    },
    {
      "name": "Gonaives",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 19.45,
      "lon": -72.6833,
      "description": "Artibonite department city known as the birthplace of Haitian independence, in a region increasingly affected by expanding gang activity."
    },
    {
      "name": "Port-de-Paix",
      "type": "port",
      "lat": 19.95,
      "lon": -72.8333,
      "description": "Northern coastal city and departmental capital on Haiti's Tortuga Channel."
    },
    {
      "name": "Jeremie",
      "type": "port",
      "lat": 18.6413,
      "lon": -74.1158,
      "description": "Port city on Haiti's southern peninsula, comparatively less affected by gang violence than the capital region."
    }
  ],
  "revision_history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "change": "Headlines refreshed",
      "source": "News feed"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-29",
      "change": "Port-au-Prince control updated",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker"
    }
  ]
}