Haiti Gang Violence: State Collapse, Armed Gangs & the Fight for Control

Haiti is sliding toward one of the most severe state-collapse scenarios in the Western Hemisphere. Haiti Gang Violence is a Global Eye Intelligence strategic conflict report that delivers a ground-level assessment of how armed gangs have transformed from criminal actors into de facto power brokers controlling territory, infrastructure, and political outcomes.

The report examines the expansion of gang coalitions across Port-au-Prince and key regions such as Artibonite, mapping how groups like Gran Grif and allied networks dominate highways, ports, agricultural zones, and supply routes. It analyses the erosion of state authority following political assassinations, repeated coups, and institutional paralysis, alongside the failure of international security interventions to restore order.

Beyond violence metrics, the report highlights cascading impacts: mass internal displacement, food insecurity, gender-based violence, economic collapse, and the emergence of self-defence militias. Scenario assessments outline Haiti’s possible trajectories—from prolonged fragmentation and gang-ruled zones to partial stabilization under sustained international and institutional reform efforts.

When criminal groups replace the state, instability no longer stays local—it becomes regional. Those who understand Haiti’s trajectory early will see the next Caribbean security crisis before it erupts. Follow Global Eye Intelligence to stay ahead of conflict evolution, fragile-state risks, and humanitarian security threats shaping the Americas.