Community & Belonging · Indicator 2
Perceived safety at night
What this indicator asks
How safe do people feel at night in Lagos, and how does this differ by gender and identity?
33.8/ 100 · Lagos
A total of 74% of respondents feel safe inside venues, 31% travelling home and 20% in the streets of nightlife areas. Women and men feel equally safe inside venues. The gap between genders is on the way home: 49% of men feel safe, against 24% of women.
On other matters, 57% feel safe dealing with venue staff or security: 45% of LGBTQIA+ respondents, against 69% of other respondents.
One expert said people are robbed as they leave events, and that only the government can solve this. Private security is not licensed to carry guns; only the police are. The expert proposed that venues be designed with safe access from the start.
An expert said rave organisers ban anyone who assaults another guest, sexually or physically, from the following editions. The expert said a lot of ravers and rave organisers in Lagos are women.