Caribbean Netherlands; perception of (un)safety, personal characteristics

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Personal characteristics Accuracy Caribbean Netherlands 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 (%)
Total persons Value Caribbean Netherlands 3.9 38.5 57.6
Bonaire 4.6 44.1 51.3
St. Eustatius 0.0 7.3 92.7
Saba 1.4 19.4 79.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 2.8 35.3 54.3
Bonaire 3.3 40.3 47.4
St. Eustatius 0.0 5.2 89.8
Saba 0.5 14.1 72.5
Upper bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 5.4 41.8 60.8
Bonaire 6.4 48.0 55.1
St. Eustatius . 10.2 94.8
Saba 4.4 26.0 84.6
Sex: male Value Caribbean Netherlands 4.0 39.4 56.7
Bonaire 4.6 45.4 50.0
St. Eustatius 0.0 7.3 92.7
Saba 2.0 14.7 83.3
Lower bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 2.5 34.9 52.1
Bonaire 2.9 40.1 44.7
St. Eustatius 0.0 4.6 88.6
Saba 0.5 8.8 74.4
Upper bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 6.3 44.0 61.2
Bonaire 7.4 50.7 55.3
St. Eustatius . 11.4 95.4
Saba 7.7 23.4 89.6
Sex: female Value Caribbean Netherlands 3.8 37.4 58.8
Bonaire 4.6 42.6 52.8
St. Eustatius 0.0 7.4 92.6
Saba 0.7 25.0 74.3
Lower bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 2.4 32.9 54.0
Bonaire 2.9 37.2 47.2
St. Eustatius 0.0 4.5 88.2
Saba 0.1 16.6 63.6
Upper bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 6.0 42.2 63.4
Bonaire 7.2 48.2 58.3
St. Eustatius . 11.8 95.5
Saba 5.1 35.7 82.7
Age: 15 to 44 years Value Caribbean Netherlands 2.2 39.8 58.1
Bonaire 2.6 45.8 51.6
St. Eustatius 0.0 5.6 94.4
Saba 0.0 20.8 79.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 1.1 35.1 53.2
Bonaire 1.4 40.2 45.9
St. Eustatius 0.0 2.9 89.3
Saba 0.0 13.2 68.8
Upper bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 4.1 44.7 62.8
Bonaire 4.9 51.5 57.2
St. Eustatius . 10.7 97.1
Saba . 31.2 86.8
Age: 45 years or older Value Caribbean Netherlands 5.5 37.3 57.2
Bonaire 6.5 42.6 50.9
St. Eustatius 0.0 8.8 91.2
Saba 3.0 17.8 79.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 3.8 33.0 52.7
Bonaire 4.4 37.5 45.7
St. Eustatius 0.0 6.1 87.4
Saba 1.0 11.5 70.1
Upper bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 7.9 41.8 61.6
Bonaire 9.4 47.9 56.2
St. Eustatius . 12.6 93.9
Saba 9.1 26.5 86.1
Age: 15 to 24 years Value Caribbean Netherlands 1.0 43.0 56.0
Bonaire 1.2 50.4 48.4
St. Eustatius 0.0 5.6 94.4
Saba . . .
Lower bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 0.1 33.2 45.8
Bonaire 0.2 38.5 36.7
St. Eustatius 0.0 1.9 84.2
Saba . . .
Upper bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 6.7 53.3 65.8
Bonaire 8.1 62.1 60.3
St. Eustatius . 15.8 98.1
Saba . . .
Age: 25 to 44 years Value Caribbean Netherlands 2.5 38.8 58.7
Bonaire 3.0 44.4 52.5
St. Eustatius 0.0 5.6 94.4
Saba 0.0 21.9 78.1
Lower bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 1.3 33.5 53.1
Bonaire 1.5 38.1 46.1
St. Eustatius 0.0 2.5 87.8
Saba 0.0 13.3 66.1
Upper bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 4.9 44.4 64.0
Bonaire 5.9 50.9 58.9
St. Eustatius . 12.2 97.5
Saba . 33.9 86.7
Age: 45 to 64 years Value Caribbean Netherlands 5.8 39.9 54.3
Bonaire 6.9 45.7 47.4
St. Eustatius 0.0 5.9 94.1
Saba 1.2 22.3 76.5
Lower bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 3.7 34.6 48.8
Bonaire 4.4 39.4 41.1
St. Eustatius 0.0 3.5 90.1
Saba 0.2 13.5 64.3
Upper bound 95% confidence interval Caribbean Netherlands 9.1 45.5 59.6
Bonaire 10.8 52.1 53.8
St. Eustatius . 9.9 96.5
Saba 7.9 34.5 85.5
Age: 65 years or older Value Caribbean Netherlands 4.9 31.9 63.2
Bonaire 5.5 36.2 58.3
St. Eustatius 0.0 14.5 85.5
Saba . . .
Source: CBS.
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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 data are based on the Omnibus Survey Caribbean Netherlands. This is a sample survey. This means that the figures shown are estimates. The precision of these estimates is represented in these tables by the 95% confidence interval. This interval contains the true (unknown) value with 95% certainty.

The Omnibus Survey was conducted for the first time in June and July 2013. The survey was conducted for the second time in October and November 2017 on Bonaire, and from January to March 2018 on Saba and Sint Eustatius. The third edition was carried out on all three islands from October 2021 to February 2022, and the survey was conducted for the fourth time from September 2025 to March 2026.

Data available from: 2013

Status of the figures:
The figures for the years 2013, 2017/2018, and 2021 are final. The figures for 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of 22 September 2026:
None, this is a new table.

When will new figures be released?
New data are released every four years.

Description topics

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