Data Analysis of the Number of Security and Safety Incidents in Indonesian Waters

Abstract

Abstract—This study aimed to analyze statistically and descriptively any incidents that emerged in Indonesia in 2018-2022. The data applied in this study was the incidents number incidents of 15 circumstances types that happened in Indonesia in the last 5 years. The results of the descriptive statistical analysis revealed that ship accidents at sea and illegal fishing were considered to be the most frequent incidents during the last 5 years with 421.6 on average per five years followed by incidents of fish theft data with 79.4 on average per five years. Meanwhile, the fewest incidents that arose during those years were weapons smuggling with only 0.6 on average per five years. Thus, it sums up that Indonesia still needs to make better action in dealing with incidents that occur in this country, especially illegal fishing incidents and accident data which is still expanding from year to year. In addition, further research is required to study the factors that can emerge from various incidents including developing more effective strategies to prevent the occurrence of these incidents in the future.Keywords—incidents, accident, fish theft, strategy