62%  of Panamanians feel insecure  as distrust of authorities climbs

Some 62 percent of the Panama population feels insecure according to the 6th survey of victimization and perception of citizen security carried out by the Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. with the provinces of Chiriquí, Panama, Panama Oeste, Cocle being the ones with the highest perception of insecurity

According to the data revealed, respondents, say they feel more insecure when they are near their
homes, leaving or returning, between 6:00 pm and 12:00 am
The survey also showed that the number of people who have been victims of theft more than once,
doubled to 44% and that there is no trust in the authorities.

.Only 45% of the citizens denounced the crime of which they were victims, while the remaining 55% who did not report reacted in this way due to distrust of the authorities

Of those who reported a crime, 71% said that nothing happened with the complaint a figure that represented an increase of almost 20 points over the previous year.