Feel Unsafe in the Neighbourhood (AmericasBarometer)
Share who feel somewhat or very unsafe in their neighbourhood from the threat of assault or robbery. AmericasBarometer, 2004–2026.
Period: AmericasBarometer Grand Merge 2004–2023 (free, v1.0) and 2025/26 merged file (v1.0). Method: Weighted by wt, the within-country weight. Share of substantive answers; don't know, refused and not asked are left out of the base. A country needs 300 answers to be shown. Counted as yes: answers 3–4 on the 1–4 scale (AOJ11).
Feel somewhat or very unsafe in their neighbourhood (%)
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2004–2025–2026.
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 45.4% | +45.4pp |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 41.7% | +41.7pp |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 36.1% | +36.1pp |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 34.9% | +34.9pp |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 26.1% | +26.1pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 0% | -44.6pp |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 0% | -27.0pp |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 0% | -26.1pp |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 0% | -23.4pp |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 30.4% | -22.3pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 20 | 36.9% | -2.1pp |
Feel Unsafe in the Neighbourhood (AmericasBarometer) — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Feel somewhat or very unsafe in their neighbourhood (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 63.2% | -0.40pp |
| 2 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 60.3% | +2.2pp |
| 3 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 48.3% | -7.5pp |
| 4 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 45.4% | — |
| 5 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 45.1% | -1.8pp |
| 6 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 44.7% | +2.0pp |
| 7 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 41.7% | — |
| 8 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 40.9% | -15.3pp |
| 9 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 40.2% | -7.5pp |
| 10 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 39.9% | -1.4pp |
| 11 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 36.1% | — |
| 12 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 35.8% | -6.2pp |
| 13 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 35.1% | +5.3pp |
| 14 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 34.9% | -4.6pp |
| 15 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 34.9% | — |
| 16 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 30.4% | -22.3pp |
| 17 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 26.1% | — |
| 18 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 13.8% | — |
| 19 | 🇺🇸 USA | 11.5% | — |
| 20 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 9.1% | -6.6pp |