Caribbean Netherlands; victimization of crime, personal characteristics

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Personal characteristics Caribbean Netherlands Victims total (%) Victims of violent crimes (%) Victims of vandalism (%) Victim of property crime Total theft (%) Victim of property crime (Attempted) burglary (%) Victim of property crime Car theft (%) Victim of property crime Theft of other vehicles (%) Victim of property crime (Attempted) pickpocketing (%) Victim of property crime Other theft (%)
Total persons Bonaire 7.8 1.4 2.2 4.9 2.3 1.0 0.6 1.4 1.8
St. Eustatius 3.4 0.6 0.8 2.3 1.4 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.5
Saba 3.3 0.7 0.3 2.9 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.3 1.3
Sex: male Bonaire 6.5 1.6 1.4 3.6 2.2 0.7 0.6 1.6 0.6
St. Eustatius 2.2 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
Saba 4.7 1.4 0.5 3.8 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.6
Sex: female Bonaire 9.2 1.3 3.0 6.3 2.4 1.4 0.6 1.3 3.0
St. Eustatius 4.6 0.8 1.2 3.4 2.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.7
Saba 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.6 0.0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table focuses on the victimization of common crime of the population of the Caribbean Netherlands aged 15 and older in private households. These are traditional crimes such as violence, property crimes and vandalism.

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

Victims total
Share of respondents who have been victims of one or more violent crimes, vandalism or theft in the 12 months previously to the survey.
Victims of violent crimes
Respondents were asked: Has anyone attacked or abused you or threatened to attack or abuse you? For instance hitting or kicking, or using a pistol, knife, piece of wood, scissors or another weapon to attack or to threaten you.
Victims of vandalism
Respondents were asked: Has an item belonging to you or someone else in your household deliberately been vandalized or damaged, without anything being stolen? For example, a scratched car, punctured bicycle tyres, smashed garden ornaments, damage to the exterior of your house.
Victim of property crime
Theft:
-  (Attempted) burglary;
-  Car theft;
-  Theft of other vehicles;
-  (Attempted) pickpocketing;
-  Other theft.
Total theft
(Attempted) burglary
Burglary or attempted burglary.
Car theft
Theft of a car of respondent or someone in the household.
Theft of other vehicles
Theft of another motor vehicle (motorcycle, scooter, moped, quad) of respondent or someone in the household.
(Attempted) pickpocketing
(Attempted) theft of a bag, purse, wallet, telephone or another item you carried with you.
Other theft
Other than the aforementioned thefts, for example, theft of items from a car, a boat or from a garden or yard.