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<\/p>It is fairly well known in the Netherlands that Curacao has\u00a0it\u2019s share of\u00a0crime. In the media, unfortunately, it is often shown that the island would not be safe. In reality, what it comes down to is that Curacao, like other countries, simply has some rotten\u00a0apples. Since it has only 150,000 inhabitants, the percentage is very high.<\/p>
Is it a reason not to go or come to live and work on holidays? Absolutely not.<\/p>
Crime, like in every country, is something to be dealt with which primarily means you should be alert to possible dangerous situations and try to avoid them.<\/p>
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Becoming a victim of robberies or other crimes is not 100% preventable. However, there are ways to reduce the risk:<\/p>
Stay (especially at night) away from the wrong neighborhoods. That sounds logical, but it is sometimes difficult to distinguish where a \u201cgood neighborhood\u201d stops and a \u201cbad\u201d begins. This is often shown by\u00a0the kind of houses and whether the roads are passable.<\/p>
Near the areas where many tourists come the possibly less save areas include the\u00a0neighborhoods such as Koraalspecht, Marie Pampoen, Stone Rich and Otrobanda<\/a>. In these areas avoid mainly small streets and in the evening don\u2019t go roam the streets or go to\u00a0an ATM<\/a> by yourself.<\/p> When you walk through the city, it is always wise to walk in a group. Be respectful to people on the street and do not insult or provoke local residents. Curacao inhabitants \u2013 like anybode else \u2013 don\u2019t like it and it can lead to unpleasant situations here.<\/p> Keep your eye on your belongings. Do not leave your bag unattended at a bar or chair while looking at the beach. Tourist beaches<\/a> such as Sea Aquarium Beach and Jan Thiel<\/a> Beach have a lot of\u00a0security, but it is always wise to protect yourself and your belongings.<\/p> Don\u2019t leave your car on an unguarded parking lot for the night and make sure you don\u2019t leave valuables in sight. The use of a steering lock on Curacao pretty normal since car theft is an issue on the island. Crime in CuracaoIt is fairly well known in the Netherlands that Curacao has\u00a0it\u2019s share of\u00a0crime. In the media, unfortunately, it is often shown that the island would not be safe. In reality, what it comes down to is that Curacao, like other countries, simply has some rotten\u00a0apples. Since it has only 150,000 inhabitants, the percentage […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,287,320],"tags":[336,337,304],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-6870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curacao","category-practical-information","category-willemstad","tag-crime","tag-police","tag-willemstad"],"acf":{"content_box_1":"","content_box_2":"","content_box_3":"","content_box_4":"","content_box_5_faq":"","faq_schema":"","youtube_video":"","admin_field_not_public":"","blog_faq_q1":"","blog_faq_a1":"","blog_faq_q2":"","blog_faq_a2":"","blog_faq_q3":"","blog_faq_a3":"","blog_faq_q4":"","blog_faq_a4":"","blog_faq_q5":"","blog_faq_a5":"","blog_faq_q6":"","blog_faq_a6":"","blog_faq_q7":"","blog_faq_a7":"","blog_faq_q8":"","blog_faq_a8":"","blog_faq_q9":"","blog_faq_a9":"","blog_faq_q10":"","blog_faq_a10":"","primary_keyword":"","image_prompt":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6870"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=6870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
In a\u00a0bar or at snek it is best to not show your money and expensive goods you have on you. Walking the streets with your iPad and a fat wallet for everyone to see is clearly not advisable.<\/p>Cars<\/h2>
To summarize: Do not go looking for risky situations and act as\u00a0you would not do in the Netherlands. Than you will continue to enjoy all the beauty that Curacao has to offer and you will have a memorable \u2013 and crime free \u2013 pleasant experience!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"