Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Saint Lucia (; ) is a sovereign island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of and reported a population of 165,595 in the 2010 census. Its capital is Castries. The French were the island's first European settlers. They signed a treaty with the native Island Caribs in 1660. England took control of the island from 1663 to 1667. In ensuing
Law enforcement in Saint Lucia Enforcement) with the exception of Band Cadets and Band Apprentices, both trainee ranks, whom are not sworn by oath. In 2015 the Saint Lucia police stated that they were under-resourced, with not enough police officers to keep up with the crime case load. The Saint Lucia police have been accused of keeping death lists and carrying out extrajudicial killings of suspected criminals in an attempt to make St Lucia more attractive to tourists. Shootings by police took place in 2010 and 2011 during a security drive called "Operation Restore Confidence", which was aimed at reducing violent crime and boosting tourism