2019 Global Law and Order Report
The 2019 Global Law and Order report updates leaders on the progress countries are making -- or aren't making -- toward achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal of "promoting just, peaceful and inclusive societies."
Discover how your country scores on Gallup's Law and Order Index, a global gauge of people's sense of personal security and their experiences with crime and law enforcement.
Key findings:
- More than two in three people worldwide said in 2018 that they feel safe walking alone at night where they live (69%) and have confidence in their local police (68%).
- One in eight (13%) said they had money or property stolen from them or another household member in the past year, and 6% said they were assaulted or mugged.
- The index score for the world in 2018 was 81 out of a possible 100.
- Just 13% of Afghans in 2018 said they feel safe walking alone in their area at night -- down from 20% in 2017.
44%
Percentage of people in Latin America who said in 2018 they have confidence in their local police.
13%
Percentage of Afghans who said in 2018 that they feel safe walking alone in their area at night.
94%
Percentage of Singaporeans who said in 2018 that they feel safe walking alone in their area at night.
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