Aruba's Carnaval has the reputation of being one of the safest and friendliest in the world and authorities are determined to keep the island's good reputation for tourists as well as locals.
"Faya bo Haya", meaning "be the cause of a problem and there will be consequences" has been the slogan for a few years now, where police act immediately and strictly against those causing the problems.

At Saturday's Torch Parade  police were well prepared in areas surrounding the parade's route as well as on the route; the well-trained K9 Unit was included in the surveillance and actions, Commissioner Trudy Hassell confirmed. She explained that a fine for misconduct and other transgressions is no less than Afl. 750. Depending on the situation, some people have ended up paying over Afl. 1000 in fines.

The preventive measure introduced during the 2012 Carnaval season, where police are allowed during a certain period of time and in a certain area to search persons on possession of weapons - including firearms and white weapons - helped greatly last year in preventing incidents. This measure will be applied during this Carnaval season as well.