Characteristics of the Perpetrator (2019/2020) 3.7 - The Central Statistical Office of Saint Lucia

Characteristics of the Perpetrator (2019/2020) 3.7

SAINT LUCIA NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEY 2020 (SLNCVS). Basic tables.														Table 3.7
Crimes where a weapon or any object threatened to used as a weapon was used by the perpetrator(s), by type of crime, by type of weapon
September 2018 to August 2019
Geographic area & Type of crime	Crimes where a weapon or any object threatened to used as a weapon was used by the perpetrator(s)		Type of weapon 1*
			Firearm			Knife or sharp object (machete, fishing gun, etc.)			Blunt object or other objects used as weapon (bat, stick, pipe, rope, pepper spray, explosives, brass knuckles or other hand weapons, bow and arrows, crossbow, martial arts weapons, etc.)				Other
			Absolute	Percentage		Absolute	Percentage		Absolute	Percentage			Absolute	Percentage

SAINT LUCIA	6 352		2 206	34.7		2 840	44.7		943	14.8			613	9.6
Robbery	158		35	22.0		123	78.0		0	0.0			0	0.0
Assault & injury	1 809		74	4.1		1 058	58.5		582	32.2			254	14.0
Threats	4 386		2 097	47.8		1 659	37.8		361	8.2			359	8.2
1* Respondents might have chosen more than one option.
Note 1: The estimates that appear in this tabulation are shadowed according to their level of precision in High, Moderate and Low, taking the Coefficient of Variation CV (%) as a reference. If the values are closer to 0 it indicates the estimate is more precise and vice versa. Moderate and Low precision requires a cautious use of the estimates in which the causes of high variability are analyzed and other indicators of precision and reliability are considered, such as the confidence interval. See table below for level of precision of the estimates:
High: Indicates a CV (%) on a range of [0, 25)
Moderate: Indicates a CV (%) on a range of [25, 50)
Low: Indicates a CV (%) on a range of (50+)
Source: SLNCVS. Saint Lucia National Crime Victimization Survey, 2020.