Perception of Public Safety (2019/2020) 6.11

SAINT LUCIA NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEY 2020 (SLNCVS). Basic tables.				Table 6.11
Population aged 18 and over, by geographic area and community problems, by condition of occurrence
September 2018 to December 2019
Geographic Area & Community problems	Population aged 18 and over 1*	Condition of occurrence 2*
		Yes		No
		Absolute	Percentage	Absolute	Percentage
SAINT LUCIA	134 802
Fights or quarrels in the streets		59 686	44.3	75 116	55.7
Gangs gathering		33 969	25.2	100 833	74.8
Counterfeit products are sold (pirated)		2 159	1.6	132 643	98.4
Alcohol is consumed in the street		65 140	48.3	69 662	51.7
Alcohol is illegally sold		12 870	9.5	121 932	90.5
Weed/ganja/marijuana is consumed in the streets		73 705	54.7	61 097	45.3
Other illegal drugs are consumed in the street		21 804	16.2	112 997	83.8
Weed/ganja/marijuana is sold in the streets		42 930	31.8	91 872	68.2
Other illegal drugs are sold in the street		14 894	11.0	119 908	89.0
Vandalism		15 170	11.3	119 632	88.7
Lack of street lighting		28 701	21.3	106 100	78.7
Prostitution		3 013	2.2	131 788	97.8
Gunshots		31 290	23.2	103 512	76.8
Tourists being robbed/harassed		23 313	17.3	111 489	82.7
Yachts being burgled		3 869	2.9	130 933	97.1
Other 3*		744	0.6	134 058	99.4

NORTH (CASTRIES AND GROS ISLET)	74 555
Fights or quarrels in the streets		31 020	41.6	43 535	58.4
Gangs gathering		20 916	28.1	53 639	71.9
Counterfeit products are sold (pirated)		684	0.9	73 871	99.1
Alcohol is consumed in the street		29 995	40.2	44 560	59.8
Alcohol is illegally sold		6 593	8.8	67 962	91.2
Weed/ganja/marijuana is consumed in the streets		36 488	48.9	38 067	51.1
Other illegal drugs are consumed in the street		9 949	13.3	64 606	86.7
Weed/ganja/marijuana is sold in the streets		22 520	30.2	52 035	69.8
Other illegal drugs are sold in the street		7 571	10.2	66 983	89.8
Vandalism		7 173	9.6	67 382	90.4
Lack of street lighting		11 530	15.5	63 025	84.5
Prostitution		1 331	1.8	73 223	98.2
Gunshots		19 963	26.8	54 591	73.2
Tourists being robbed/harassed		14 825	19.9	59 730	80.1
Yachts being burgled		1 737	2.3	72 818	97.7
Other 3*		0	0.0	74 555	100.0

SOUTH (REMAINING DISTRICTS)	60 346
Fights or quarrels in the streets		28 666	47.6	31 581	52.4
Gangs gathering		13 054	21.7	47 193	78.3
Counterfeit products are sold (pirated)		1 475	2.4	58 772	97.6
Alcohol is consumed in the street		35 145	58.3	25 102	41.7
Alcohol is illegally sold		6 277	10.4	53 970	89.6
Weed/ganja/marijuana is consumed in the streets		37 217	61.8	23 030	38.2
Other illegal drugs are consumed in the street		11 855	19.7	48 391	80.3
Weed/ganja/marijuana is sold in the streets		20 410	33.9	39 836	66.1
Other illegal drugs are sold in the street		7 323	12.2	52 924	87.8
Vandalism		7 997	13.3	52 250	86.7
Lack of street lighting		17 171	28.5	43 075	71.5
Prostitution		1 682	2.8	58 565	97.2
Gunshots		11 326	18.8	48 921	81.2
Tourists being robbed/harassed		8 488	14.1	51 759	85.9
Yachts being burgled		2 133	3.5	58 114	96.5
Other 3*		744	1.2	59 503	98.8
1* Excludes population to which the question was not applied.
2* Respondent might have chosen more than one option.
3* Includes responses such as: "Noise pollution", "Attempted robberies", "Car thefts", "Rape", "Stabbing".
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.

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