Only a Few Jakarta Residents Feel Safe Walking Alone

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released a report on the proportion of the population who feel safe walking alone in their residential area. The results show that only 40.17% of residents in Jakarta feel safe walking alone.

This places Jakarta as the least comfortable area for residents wanting to walk alone, especially at night, which increases pedestrian anxiety.

The next lowest province is Gorontalo with a percentage of 51.72%, followed by West Java with 51.78%, Central Sulawesi with 53.25%, and North Sumatra with 53.94%.

A survey conducted by Numbeo in 2019 reported that 66% of Jakarta residents felt safe walking alone during the day, but only 34.77% felt safe walking alone at night.

Based on the crime index released by Numbeo in mid-2021, Jakarta ranked 116th out of 427 cities worldwide with a crime index score of 53.42. The previous year, Jakarta ranked 99th with a score of 53.37.

Besides Jakarta, several other ASEAN cities have relatively high crime indices, namely Klang (Malaysia) with a score of 67.01, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) with a score of 64.61, and Quezon City (Philippines) with a score of 61.21.