Progress
Stagnation or regression
Stagnation or regression

Desired direction: Increase

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Headline data

Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark
Year Value Units
2023 69.7 %
2017 76.0 %
2020 71.8 %
2019 69.5 %
2014 76.4 %
2018 64.0 %
2022 69.2 %

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Footnote:

Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

Available indicator

Proportion of the population that feels safe walking alone in their residential area after darke
Target

16.1 Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
Goal

16- Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Definition

Proportion of people aged 16 and over who feel safe (very or fairly safe) walking alone at night in the area they live in
Theoretical formula \[PPSSC_{16+}^{t} = \frac{PSSC_{16+}^{t}}{P_{16+}^{t}} \cdot 100\]

where:

$PSSC_{16+}^{t} =$ people aged 16 and over who feel safe (very or fairly safe) walking alone at night in the area they live in, in year $t$

$P^{t} =$ people aged 16 and over in year $t$
Available disaggregations

Sex

Province
Frequency

Annual
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Indicator calculated using a methodology harmonised across the central statistical bodies of the autonomous communities
Data last updated 2025/05/08
Metadata last updated 2025/06/18

This section provides more information about the United Nations indicator or the European Union Sustainable Development Indicator, such as its rationale, international results, metadata, and other relevant statistics.

Rationale

Perception of safety is considered a subjective wellbeing indicator. It affects the way in which human beings interact with their surroundings, their health, and consequently, their quality of life.

Indicator 16.1.4 taps into the concept of ‘fear of crime’, which has been elicited in dozens of crime victimization surveys, and the standard formulation used here has been shown to be applicable in different cultural contexts.

It is important to note that fear of crime is a phenomenon that is separate from the prevalence of crime and that fear of crime may be even largely independent from actual experience. The perception of crime and the resulting fear of it is influenced by several factors, such as the awareness of crime, the public discussion, the media discourse, and personal circumstances.

Nevertheless, fear of crime is an important indicator in itself as high levels of fear can negatively influence well-being and lead to reduced contacts with the public, reduced trust and engagement in the community, and thus represent an obstacle to development. Fear of crime also differs across demographic groups and this indicator helps to identify vulnerable groups.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division
Comparability between the available indicator and the UN indicator

The available indicator complies with United Nations metadata.
Link to UN metadata

Metadata 16-1-4.pdf
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