TravelTalkOnline Forums Travel and Vacation Forums St. Maarten - St. Martin Violent robbery on Front Street

Anyone know what the population of SXM is? Wondering how the crime rate compares to a comparably sized city in the U.S.? Would this sort of crime even be covereed by the media in the U.S.? And could we count on American parents to react the same way that the SXM ones did? Not trying to be provocative here - just trying to establish some personal perspective.