Crime rate in the countries of the world, ranking 2019

High crime rates are the scourge of the modern world. Traveling to some countries such as Venezuela and Honduras can be extremely dangerous due to the large number of organized crime groups and frequent kidnappings (including in tourist areas).

So that you do not have to worry about the safety of your wallet and life, we have prepared ranking of countries with the lowest crime rate in 2019... It is compiled from data from the Numbeo database. The Crime Index for Country is measured in accordance with the legislation of the country in which the incident occurred. Indeed, in another country, this crime may not be considered as such.

A place	Country	Crime level	Security level
1	Qatar	13.26	86.74
2	Japan	13.73	86.27
3	United Arab Emirates	16.32	83.68
4	Taiwan	17.38	82.62
5	Hong Kong	19.32	80.68
6	Georgia	19.86	80.14
7	Estonia	20.80	79.20
8	Austria	21.37	78.63
9	Singapore	21.47	78.53
10	Switzerland	21.50	78.50
11	Armenia	22.00	78.00
12	Slovenia	22.57	77.43
13	Finland	22.80	77.20
14	Oman	22.83	77.17
15	Iceland	23.28	76.72
16	Belarus	23.53	76.47
17	Denmark	24.25	75.75
18	Croatia	24.69	75.31
19	Czech	26.66	73.34
20	Romania	27.84	72.16
21	Netherlands	28.57	71.43
22	Luxembourg	29.07	70.93
23	Cyprus	29.31	70.69
24	Slovakia	29.54	70.46
25	Saudi Arabia	29.73	70.27
26	Poland	30.09	69.91
27	Azerbaijan	31.67	68.33
28	Portugal	32.13	67.87
29	Israel	32.16	67.84
30	Spain	32.46	67.54
31	Bahrain	32.87	67.13
32	Malta	33.53	66.47
33	Kuwait	33.91	66.09
34	South Korea	34.05	65.95
35	Germany	34.51	65.49
36	Hungary	35.17	64.83
37	Norway	35.32	64.68
38	Nepal	36.44	63.56
39	Lithuania	36.51	63.49
40	Latvia	36.77	63.23
41	Palestinian Territory	36.99	63.01
42	Serbia	37.27	62.73
43	Greece	38.57	61.43
44	Macedonia	39.29	60.71
45	Canada	39.51	60.49
46	New Zealand	39.55	60.45
47	Bulgaria	40.00	60.00
48	Albania	40.30	59.70
49	Turkey	40.38	59.62
50	Montenegro	40.48	59.52
51	Philippines	40.83	59.17
52	Sri Lanka	41.03	58.97
53	Russia	41.93	58.07
54	Tunisia	42.29	57.71
55	Belgium	42.46	57.54
56	United Kingdom	42.72	57.28
57	India	42.72	57.28
58	Australia	42.76	57.24
59	Bosnia and Herzegovina	43.79	56.21
60	Jordan	43.82	56.18
61	Lebanon	44.27	55.73
62	Ireland	44.52	55.48
63	Italy	45.02	54.98
64	Moldova	45.45	54.55
65	China	45.46	54.54
66	Iraq	45.56	54.44
67	Indonesia	46.01	53.99
68	France	46.39	53.61
69	Panama	46.43	53.57
70	Thailand	46.66	53.34
71	Pakistan	46.73	53.27
72	Chile	46.81	53.19
73	Mauritius	46.81	53.19
74	United States	47.13	52.87
75	Ethiopia	47.18	52.82
76	Algeria	48.33	51.67
77	Vietnam	48.78	51.22
78	Ukraine	48.88	51.12
79	Ecuador	48.98	51.02
80	Iran	49.33	50.67
81	Sweden	49.35	50.65
82	Morocco	50.24	49.76
83	Egypt	50.71	49.29
84	Colombia	51.26	48.74
85	Cambodia	51.28	48.72
86	Zimbabwe	51.80	48.20
87	Ghana	51.95	48.05
88	Uruguay	52.01	47.99
89	Mexico	52.30	47.70
90	Uganda	53.27	46.73
91	Maldives	53.29	46.71
92	Bolivia	53.29	46.71
93	Kenya	54.82	45.18
94	Guatemala	55.92	44.08
95	Costa Rica	56.05	43.95
96	Tanzania	59.01	40.99
97	Libya	59.18	40.82
98	Mongolia	59.76	40.24
99	Somalia	60.10	39.90
100	Malaysia	60.79	39.21
101	Dominican Republic	61.35	38.65
102	Argentina	62.55	37.45
103	Syria	63.59	36.41
104	Nigeria	64.41	35.59
105	Peru	65.28	34.72
106	Jamaica	65.28	34.72
107	Puerto Rico	65.53	34.47
108	Bangladesh	65.82	34.18
109	Kazakhstan	66.51	33.49
110	El Salvador	68.08	31.92
111	Namibia	68.66	31.34
112	Brazil	70.24	29.76
113	Trinidad and Tobago	74.04	25.96
114	Afghanistan	76.63	23.37
115	South Africa	76.80	23.20
116	Honduras	76.84	23.16
117	Papua New Guinea	79.88	20.12
118	Venezuela	83.23	16.77

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10 countries with the lowest crime rates

10.Switzerland

Switzerland Wilhelm Tell's homeland, part of top 10 most innovative countries, is renowned for its excellent education, high level of medical services and high salaries. But crime is not honored there, and more than 45% of crimes in the country are committed by foreigners.

The Swiss have a very strong sense of social duty. They actively assist the police by reporting offenses such as tax evasion or drunk driving.

9.Singapore

Singapore The megalopolis state is so safe that the government has to remind citizens and visitors to take care of their own safety. Posters of Low crime doesn’t mean no crime can be seen throughout the city. (A low crime rate does not mean there is no crime at all).

There are few police officers on the streets of Singapore. But there are a lot of CCTV cameras.

The local Themis treats drug dealers especially harshly, they are entitled to the death penalty. Hanging also threatens for particularly serious crimes, including treason and corruption.

8. Austria

Austria This country is a stable member of top ten states with the highest living standards... And just because it is also in the top 10 safest countries in the world does not mean that there are no crimes committed in Austria. It's just that their number is small. Murders in Austria are extremely rare (according to statistics - 0.9 cases per 100 thousand people).

At train stations and in areas where there are many tourists, pickpockets often occur, as well as cases of theft of bicycles - a popular means of transportation in the country.

7. Estonia

Estonia The small Baltic country is considered peaceful and safe for tourists. According to Eurostat, there are 3 premeditated murders per 100,000 Estonian population per year.

According to the chief of the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the essence of crime in the country is changing. From the real world, it gradually turns into virtual space. For example, drug dealers offer their poison over the Internet, receiving payment from one of the popular cryptocurrencies.

However, street crimes in Estonia have not completely disappeared, most of them are committed under the influence of alcohol.

6. Georgia

Georgia Despite the fact that Georgia was included in the top 10 countries with the lowest crime rates, the country's Interior Ministry announced that the number of crimes in 2018 was 54% higher than in 2017. In just a year, 58 thousand incidents occurred in the country, and over 20 thousand cases were solved.

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs explains the increased figures with the improvement of the methodology for counting crimes. Law enforcement agencies register even those cases in which there are at least minimal signs of an offense.

5. Hong Kong

Hong Kong One of the largest financial centers in Asia and the world is famous for its security day and night. This is facilitated by the strictest punishment system, although there is no death penalty here.

There are practically no armed robberies in Hong Kong, and the biggest problem is drug trafficking. The terrifying triads that used to scare tourists heading to Hong Kong operate in the shadows and do not affect the lives of ordinary residents or tourists.

4. Taiwan

Taiwan As with most countries with the lowest crime rates, violent crime is extremely rare in Taiwan. Most offenses are the fault of pickpockets and petty crooks.

However, the Taiwanese police tightly control crime-prone areas, and in the reviews tourists say that they feel completely safe in this country.

3. UAE

UAE Despite the fact that in the UAE there are 8 migrants per one native resident, this country is considered one of the safest in the world. Robberies, murders and robberies are extremely rare. This is explained both by the severity of the laws (for the murder of a native resident the death penalty is imposed, for the murder of a migrant - life imprisonment), and the inevitability of punishment.

Each city in the UAE has a huge number of video cameras, the local police are equipped with the latest technology, and in the case of particularly difficult cases, experts from Europe are attracted for a lot of money.

The most frequent offenses in the country are pickpocketing, hacking and renting out cheap housing to foreigners, in which the tenant occupies 10 people or more.

2. Japan

Japan If you want to go to a country with a well-developed transport system, high technology and polite people, then there is no better place than Japan.

In terms of the level of serious crimes such as murder, rape and robbery, this country is ranked last in the list of OECD countries. About 70% of all crimes are theft. This does not prevent Japan from being one of the the safest countries in the world to live.

1. Qatar

Qatar is the country with the lowest crime rate In 2019, Qatar retained its title of the safest country in the world, according to the latest annual report released by Numbeo. He scored a total of 13.26 points in the Crime Index, the lowest score in 2019. For comparison: Venezuela has 83.23 points out of 100 possible, and the second place on the list - Papua New Guinea - 79.88 points.

The representative of Qatar said that the excellent results of his country are due to the constant efforts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to achieve maximum security and stability in society, to protect the lives and property of citizens and tourists.

Qatar is the richest state by GDP per capita and the hottest country in the world.

The Qatari Interior Ministry is currently working to create an integrated security system throughout the country, as well as to raise public awareness of security issues.

Russia ranks 66th in terms of crime (41.93 points) out of 118 countries. Ukraine - 41st line, and Belarus (the most prosperous in terms of crime) - 103rd position.