Caribbean NL; perception of (un)safety, pers. charact. 2013-2017

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Caribbean NL; perception of (un)safety, pers. charact. 2013-2017
Personal characteristics	Accuracy	Caribbean Netherlands	Periods	Perception of (un)safety Often feels unsafe (%)	Perception of (un)safety Sometimes feels unsafe (%)	Perception of (un)safety Seldom feels unsafe (%)	Perception of (un)safety Never feels unsafe (%)	Assessment of crime in own neighbourhood A lot of crime (%)	Assessment of crime in own neighbourhood A little crime (%)	Assessment of crime in own neighbourhood No crime (%)	Assessment of crime in own neighbourhood Safety rating (Safety rating)
Total persons	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	2.2	5.2	5.7	86.7	3.9	31.0	65.2	8.2
Total persons	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	3.1	7.3	8.0	81.4	5.8	41.2	41.3	7.7
Total persons	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	1.4	97.0	.	10.2	89.8	8.6
Total persons	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	3.8	2.9	92.0	.	7.8	92.2	9.3
Total persons	Reliability margin	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	0.7	1.1	1.1	1.6	1.0	2.3	2.4	0.1
Total persons	Reliability margin	Bonaire	2017/2018	1.1	1.6	1.7	2.4	1.5	3.1	3.1	0.1
Total persons	Reliability margin	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	1.2	1.7	.	3.0	3.0	0.1
Total persons	Reliability margin	Saba	2017/2018	.	2.4	2.1	3.4	.	3.3	3.3	0.1
Sex: male	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	1.7	3.8	6.5	87.7	3.6	32.7	63.7	8.1
Sex: male	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	2.3	5.7	9.5	82.3	5.5	42.5	39.9	7.7
Sex: male	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	98.3	.	10.8	89.2	8.5
Sex: male	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	93.0	.	10.4	89.6	9.3
Sex: male	Reliability margin	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	0.9	1.3	1.7	2.2	1.3	3.3	3.4	0.1
Sex: male	Reliability margin	Bonaire	2017/2018	1.3	2.0	2.5	3.3	2.0	4.3	4.2	0.1
Sex: male	Reliability margin	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	1.8	.	4.3	4.3	0.2
Sex: male	Reliability margin	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	4.5	.	5.4	5.4	0.2
Sex: female	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	2.8	6.7	4.8	85.7	4.1	29.2	66.8	8.2
Sex: female	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	4.1	9.0	6.4	80.4	6.2	39.7	42.8	7.7
Sex: female	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	95.6	.	9.5	90.5	8.7
Sex: female	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	5.4	.	91.1	.	5.2	94.8	9.3
Sex: female	Reliability margin	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	1.2	1.7	1.5	2.5	1.4	3.3	3.4	0.1
Sex: female	Reliability margin	Bonaire	2017/2018	1.8	2.6	2.2	3.5	2.2	4.4	4.4	0.1
Sex: female	Reliability margin	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	3.0	.	4.2	4.2	0.2
Sex: female	Reliability margin	Saba	2017/2018	.	4.0	.	5.0	.	3.9	3.9	0.2
Age: 15 to 44 years	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	2.1	5.8	5.6	86.3	2.9	32.3	64.8	8.2
Age: 15 to 44 years	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	2.5	7.9	7.6	81.9	4.5	43.7	40.1	7.7
Age: 15 to 44 years	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	2.3	94.3	.	11.1	88.9	8.5
Age: 15 to 44 years	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	4.5	3.0	90.6	.	9.4	90.6	9.3
Age: 15 to 44 years	Reliability margin	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	1.0	1.6	1.6	2.4	1.2	3.4	3.4	0.1
Age: 15 to 44 years	Reliability margin	Bonaire	2017/2018	1.4	2.4	2.4	3.5	1.9	4.5	4.4	0.1
Age: 15 to 44 years	Reliability margin	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	2.2	3.4	.	4.5	4.5	0.2
Age: 15 to 44 years	Reliability margin	Saba	2017/2018	.	3.4	2.8	4.8	.	4.8	4.8	0.2
Age: 45 years or older	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	2.4	4.7	5.8	87.1	4.8	29.7	65.5	8.1
Age: 45 years or older	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	3.7	6.8	8.4	80.9	7.0	38.9	42.3	7.7
Age: 45 years or older	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	99.5	.	9.3	90.7	8.7
Age: 45 years or older	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	94.0	.	5.6	94.4	9.3
Age: 45 years or older	Reliability margin	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	1.0	1.4	1.6	2.3	1.5	3.2	3.4	0.1
Age: 45 years or older	Reliability margin	Bonaire	2017/2018	1.6	2.2	2.4	3.4	2.2	4.2	4.2	0.1
Age: 45 years or older	Reliability margin	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	1.0	.	4.0	4.0	0.2
Age: 45 years or older	Reliability margin	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	4.5	.	4.4	4.4	0.2
Age: 15 to 24 years	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	.	9.0	6.5	83.0	2.5	28.6	68.9	8.4
Age: 15 to 24 years	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	.	11.9	9.2	76.3	3.9	37.0	45.2	7.9
Age: 15 to 24 years	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Age: 15 to 24 years	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Age: 15 to 24 years	Reliability margin	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	.	3.7	3.2	4.9	2.1	6.1	6.3	0.2
Age: 15 to 24 years	Reliability margin	Bonaire	2017/2018	.	5.5	4.9	7.2	3.3	8.2	8.5	0.2
Age: 15 to 24 years	Reliability margin	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Age: 15 to 24 years	Reliability margin	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Age: 25 to 44 years	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	2.4	4.6	5.2	87.6	3.0	33.8	63.2	8.1
Age: 25 to 44 years	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	2.5	6.3	7.0	84.1	4.8	46.4	38.1	7.7
Age: 25 to 44 years	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	94.2	.	10.3	89.7	8.4
Age: 25 to 44 years	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	4.6	90.7	.	9.7	90.3	9.2
Age: 25 to 44 years	Reliability margin	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	1.3	1.7	1.8	2.7	1.5	4.0	4.1	0.1
Age: 25 to 44 years	Reliability margin	Bonaire	2017/2018	1.7	2.6	2.7	3.9	2.3	5.3	5.2	0.2
Age: 25 to 44 years	Reliability margin	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	3.9	.	5.1	5.1	0.2
Age: 25 to 44 years	Reliability margin	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	4.2	5.9	.	6.0	6.0	0.3
Age: 45 to 64 years	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	2.3	4.4	5.3	88.0	4.9	30.0	65.1	8.1
Age: 45 to 64 years	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	3.6	6.3	7.8	82.2	7.1	39.5	41.3	7.7
Age: 45 to 64 years	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	100.0	.	8.0	92.0	8.7
Age: 45 to 64 years	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	94.5	.	.	95.6	9.3
Age: 45 to 64 years	Reliability margin	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	1.2	1.6	1.8	2.6	1.8	3.8	4.0	0.1
Age: 45 to 64 years	Reliability margin	Bonaire	2017/2018	1.9	2.5	2.7	3.9	2.6	4.9	5.0	0.2
Age: 45 to 64 years	Reliability margin	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	.	.	4.5	4.5	0.2
Age: 45 to 64 years	Reliability margin	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	5.3	.	.	4.7	0.3
Age: 65 years or older	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	2.6	5.3	6.9	84.7	4.5	29.0	66.5	8.2
Age: 65 years or older	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	4.0	8.1	9.9	77.4	6.9	37.4	44.8	7.7
Age: 65 years or older	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	98.3	.	12.5	87.5	8.6
Age: 65 years or older	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	92.8	.	.	91.8	9.4
Age: 65 years or older	Reliability margin	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	2.0	2.9	3.2	4.6	2.7	6.0	6.2	0.2
Age: 65 years or older	Reliability margin	Bonaire	2017/2018	3.2	4.4	4.9	6.8	4.1	7.9	8.1	0.3
Age: 65 years or older	Reliability margin	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	3.4	.	8.6	8.6	0.3
Age: 65 years or older	Reliability margin	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	8.7	.	.	9.3	0.3
Level of education: Low	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	2.7	5.1	6.0	86.0	2.2	26.5	71.3	8.1
Level of education: Low	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	4.0	7.4	8.8	79.5	3.4	36.7	48.3	7.7
Level of education: Low	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	98.0	.	6.1	93.9	8.5
Level of education: Low	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	5.3	.	90.7	.	6.1	93.9	9.3
Level of education: Low	Reliability margin	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	1.1	1.4	1.6	2.3	1.0	3.0	3.1	0.1
Level of education: Low	Reliability margin	Bonaire	2017/2018	1.6	2.2	2.4	3.4	1.5	4.1	4.2	0.1
Level of education: Low	Reliability margin	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	1.7	.	3.0	3.0	0.2
Level of education: Low	Reliability margin	Saba	2017/2018	.	4.3	.	5.6	.	4.6	4.6	0.2
Level of education: Intermediate/High	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	1.7	5.1	4.8	88.4	5.7	37.4	56.9	8.2
Level of education: Intermediate/High	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	2.0	6.7	6.3	85.1	8.6	47.6	32.5	7.7
Level of education: Intermediate/High	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	94.9	.	18.9	81.1	8.7
Level of education: Intermediate/High	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	2.8	2.7	93.0	.	9.1	90.9	9.3
Level of education: Intermediate/High	Reliability margin	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	0.9	1.6	1.6	2.3	1.8	3.7	3.8	0.1
Level of education: Intermediate/High	Reliability margin	Bonaire	2017/2018	1.3	2.3	2.3	3.3	2.6	4.6	4.4	0.1
Level of education: Intermediate/High	Reliability margin	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	3.9	.	6.8	6.8	0.2
Level of education: Intermediate/High	Reliability margin	Saba	2017/2018	.	2.7	2.6	4.2	.	4.7	4.7	0.2
Level of education: Intermediate	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	2.0	5.3	4.5	88.3	5.1	35.1	59.9	8.2
Level of education: Intermediate	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	2.6	6.8	5.8	84.7	7.0	42.6	37.2	7.8
Level of education: Intermediate	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	95.7	.	13.4	86.6	8.6
Level of education: Intermediate	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	94.7	.	8.8	91.2	9.2
Level of education: Intermediate	Reliability margin	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	1.3	2.2	2.0	3.1	2.2	4.8	4.9	0.1
Level of education: Intermediate	Reliability margin	Bonaire	2017/2018	1.9	3.0	2.8	4.3	3.0	5.9	5.7	0.2
Level of education: Intermediate	Reliability margin	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	4.5	.	7.6	7.6	0.3
Level of education: Intermediate	Reliability margin	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	5.6	.	7.1	7.1	0.3
Level of education: High	Percentage/average	Caribbean Netherlands	2017/2018	.	4.9	5.3	88.6	6.6	40.4	52.9	8.2
Level of education: High	Percentage/average	Bonaire	2017/2018	.	6.4	7.0	85.7	11.1	55.4	25.2	7.5
Level of education: High	Percentage/average	St. Eustatius	2017/2018	.	.	.	93.5	.	27.9	72.1	8.8
Level of education: High	Percentage/average	Saba	2017/2018	.	.	.	91.6	.	9.3	90.7	9.3
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

This table provides data on the perception of (un)safety and the assessment of crime and safety by residents of the Caribbean Netherlands aged 15 years and older in private households. It concerns the perception of safety in general and the assessment of crime in one’s own neighbourhood.
Breakdowns by sex, age and level of education are presented. These aspects are shown for the Caribbean Netherlands and also for the islands Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba separately.
The research is a sample survey. This means that the figures shown are estimates for which reliability margins apply. These margins are also included in the table.
The Omnibus survey was carried out for the first time on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius in 2013 during the month of June and the first week of July. For the second time the Omnibus survey was carried out on Bonaire during the months of October and November 2017, and on Saba and St. Eustatius in the period January to March 2018.

Data available from 2013 to 2017/2018.

Status of the figures:
The data are final.

Changes as of 22 September 2026:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be available?
No longer applicable. This table is being succeeded by Caribbean Netherlands; perception of (in)security, personal characteristics. See section 3.

Several improvements have been made in the new table.
1. Asymmetric margins of reliability have been included in the new table. The standard error is included in the discontinued table.
2. Due to a calculation error, the figures for the Caribbean Netherlands as a whole for 2017/2018 and 2021 in the discontinued table are incorrect. The figures for the individual islands are correct.
3. In the new table, individuals with missing data were excluded from the calculation of figures regarding the perception of safety and the assessment of crime in the local neighbourhood. This was not done in the discontinued table. As a result, the figures in the new table are more comparable, both across groups and across the different years.

Description topics

Perception of (un)safety

Respondents were asked: Do you ever feel unsafe? If so, do you often, sometimes or seldom feel unsafe?

Often feels unsafe: Respondents were asked: Do you often, sometimes or seldom feel unsafe? Answer possibilities: ‘often’, ‘sometimes’ or ‘seldom’. This question has only been asked to respondents who answered ‘yes’ to the question: Do you ever feel unsafe? The percentage refers to all respondents.

Sometimes feels unsafe: Respondents were asked: Do you often, sometimes or seldom feel unsafe? Answer possibilities: ‘often’, ‘sometimes’ or ‘seldom’. This question has only been asked to respondents who answered ‘yes’ to the question: Do you ever feel unsafe? The percentage refers to all respondents.

Seldom feels unsafe: Respondents were asked: Do you often, sometimes or seldom feel unsafe? Answer possibilities: ‘often’, ‘sometimes’ or ‘seldom’. This question has only been asked to respondents who answered ‘yes’ to the question: Do you ever feel unsafe? The percentage refers to all respondents.

Never feels unsafe: Respondents were asked: Do you ever feel unsafe? Answer possibilities: ‘yes’ and ‘no’. The percentages refers to respondents who answered ‘no’.

Assessment of crime in own neighbourhood

Respondents were asked to give an opinion on the extent to which crime occurs in their own neighbourhood. The following question has been asked: Would you say that there is a lot, a little or no crime in your neighbourhood? Answer possibilities: ‘a lot’, ‘a little’ or ‘no crime’. The percentage refers to all respondents.

A lot of crime

A little crime

No crime

Safety rating: The average score respondents gave to the question: If you were to give safety in your neighbourhood a mark from 1 to 10, what would it be?