| Distribution of expenses due to insecurity by type of expense (value in Eastern Caribbean Dollars) | | | | |
| September 2018 to August 2019 | | | | |
| Geographic area & Type of expense | Total expense 1* | | Distribution | |
| | | Absolute 3* | Percentage |
| | | | |
| SAINT LUCIA | 64 082 580 | | | |
| Household expenditure for crime protection measures 2* | | | 13 744 055 | 21.4 |
| Losses as a result of the crime 3* | | | 50 338 525 | 78.6 |
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| NORTH (CASTRIES & GROS-ISLET) | 33 952 746 | | | |
| Household expenditure for crime protection measures 2* | | | 8 412 153 | 24.8 |
| Losses as a result of the crime 3* | | | 25 540 593 | 75.2 |
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| SOUTH (REMAINING DISTRICTS) | 30 129 834 | | | |
| Household expenditure for crime protection measures 2* | | | 5 331 902 | 17.7 |
| Losses as a result of the crime 3* | | | 24 797 932 | 82.3 |
| 1* Value in Eastern Caribbean Dollars (ECD) | | | | |
| 2* Estimation for all households (Universe: Saint Lucia 68,817; North 38,033; South 30,784). Crime protection measures include the implementation of at least one of the following measures (the respondent may have chosen more than one): Metal door, Gates or security bars on windows, Special door locks, Burglar alarm, Security camera, Higher fences or walls, Barbed wire fence, A watchdog, a keeper or security guard, Formal neighbourhood watch plan with your neighbours, Informal monitoring agreements with your neighbours, A firearm, A cutlass, other measure. | | | | |
| 3* Estimation for all occurred crimes (Universe: 48 290). | | | | |
| Note 1: The estimates that appear in this tabulation are shadowed according to their level of precision in High, Moderate and Low, taking the Coefficient of Variation CV (%) as a reference. If the values are closer to 0 it indicates the estimate is more precise and vice versa. Moderate and Low precision requires a cautious use of the estimates in which the causes of high variability are analyzed and other indicators of precision and reliability are considered, such as the confidence interval. See table below for level of precision of the estimates: | | | | |
| High: Indicates a CV (%) on a range of [0, 25) | | | | |
| Moderate: Indicates a CV (%) on a range of [25, 50) | | | | |
| Low: Indicates a CV (%) on a range of (50+) | | | | |
| Source: SLNCVS. Saint Lucia National Crime Victimization Survey, 2020. | | | | |
