The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), reports that Spain is one of the safest nations in the world, where the number of murders per inhabitant is an extraordinary four times lower than the average of all developed countries on earth.
The organisation says, people in Spain are ‘feeling much safer’ and ‘more satisfied with their lives’, perhaps because random attacks on total strangers are extremely rare, and the levels of inner-city knife crime that is seen in the UK are practically unheard of in Spain. The homicide rate was lower than almost every other OECD nation.
According to Spain’s Home Office, statistics in the Canary Islands are even better than Mainland Spain, showing a decrease in more serious crimes, such as murders, sexual assaults, drug trafficking, forced entry with robbery in homes, as well as robberies with violence or intimidation.
Statistics are all well and good, but what about how people actually feel in Tenerife? According to a survey conducted over three years, people in Tenerife rated the worry of crime level, being mugged or robbed, car being stolen, physical attack because of skin colour, ethnic origin, gender or religion, and violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery, as Very Low.
They also rated safety in walking alone during the day as Very High and safety in walking alone at night as High.
So, the main thing is that people feel safe in Tenerife, which encourages them to enjoy a better lifestyle, but it is good to know that statistics show that they are right to feel that way!
People say that we are very lucky, but are we, or did we make our own luck by choosing to live here?
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