The statistic shows the results of a survey carried out from 2015 to 2017 to find out about respondents' perceptions of public safety in Latin America. In 2017, only 31 percent of female respondents claimed to feel safe walking alone at night, whereas 45 percent of male respondents said they felt safe doing so.
Share of population who feel safe walking alone at night in Latin America from 2015 to 2017, by gender
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Gallup. (March 8, 2018). Share of population who feel safe walking alone at night in Latin America from 2015 to 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/816354/perception-public-safety-night-gender-brazil/
Gallup. "Share of population who feel safe walking alone at night in Latin America from 2015 to 2017, by gender." Chart. March 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816354/perception-public-safety-night-gender-brazil/
Gallup. (2018). Share of population who feel safe walking alone at night in Latin America from 2015 to 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816354/perception-public-safety-night-gender-brazil/
Gallup. "Share of Population Who Feel Safe Walking Alone at Night in Latin America from 2015 to 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816354/perception-public-safety-night-gender-brazil/
Gallup, Share of population who feel safe walking alone at night in Latin America from 2015 to 2017, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816354/perception-public-safety-night-gender-brazil/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of population who feel safe walking alone at night in Latin America from 2015 to 2017, by gender [Graph], Gallup, March 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/816354/perception-public-safety-night-gender-brazil/