Is San Nicolas Aruba Safe?

While the San Nicolas has many wonderful art galleries and beaches and is typically safe during the day, the area does have a reputation for prostitution, drugs, and car break-ins. It is the only place on the island where prostitution is legal, and car break-ins are common, specifically in front of Charlie’s Bar.

Is there a red light district in Aruba?

Apparently, prostitution is legal in San Nicholas, making it Aruba’s Red Light District or the De Wallen of the Caribbean, albeit a grittier and less glamorous version.

Are there bad parts of Aruba?

For the most part, Aruba is safe. It’s actually considered to be one of the safest of all the Caribbean islands. Having that title doesn’t mean that much; it’s still an island in a region where petty crime – sometimes violent crime – and drug gangs persist. Though relatively low in Aruba, crime still exists.

As reported over the past five years, human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Aruba. Traffickers exploit Venezuelan women in sex trafficking and foreign men and women in forced labor in Aruba’s service and construction industries.