Over the past ten years, the proportion of people who are very concerned about crime in society has risen from 28 to 54 percent. But there has now been a clear decline, to 45 percent.
"It is unusual to see such large changes from one year to another; normally, this is a rather slow-moving phenomenon," investigator Maria Molin says in a press release.
According to the survey, victimization by crime is also continuing to decline. Fewer people report having been victims of crimes such as robbery, assault, threats and theft last year.
People are most concerned about online fraud, with 37 percent saying they are very or quite concerned about it. Among those who were actually victimized in 2025, 6.2 percent were victims of sales fraud and 3.9 percent had their accounts or personal information stolen to obtain money.
Feelings of safety in one’s own residential area vary greatly depending on where people live. In vulnerable areas, more than 35 percent say they feel quite or very unsafe going out in the evening, compared with around 20 percent of those living in areas with good socioeconomic conditions.
The National Security Survey (NTU) has been conducted annually since 2006.
