In general terms Portugal is very well known to be a safe country, where you are able to walk out on the street without having fears that something might happen to you. The good news is that Violent Criminality reduced by 9.5% since last year.

According to the Annual Internal Security Report (RASI) presented yesterday in Lisbon, there is a record of less 2143 cases from violent criminality in 2013 compared to 2012. The general criminality reduced by 6.9%  with less 27.375 cases registered in Police Stations.

For Golden Visa Investors which are considering Portugal as a possibility to obtain residence permit and citizenship by investment, it is clear that Portugal has a main focus as one of the safest countries in Europe and where situation is nice, you can easily walk on the street any time of the day and situation is only getting better.

You are welcome to visit Portugal and enjoy the best of our safety environment. Most of all construction developments are all without security guards or private compounds. Situation is so safe and reliable that it makes no sense to be creating private areas. Living in freedom and without fear is on of the top conditions to live a happy life.