Gallup, a global performance management consulting company, has released the "Global Law and Order Report 2023," which evaluates citizens' perceptions of their personal security and their experiences with crime and law enforcement. The details show that the index's results are based on responses from approximately 146,000 interviews conducted with individuals from 141 countries in 2022. The report noted that the results of the four questions included in the Gallup survey hardly changed between 2021 and 2022, leaving a wide margin for improvement.
The report concluded that the majority of the world's population trusts the police to maintain law and order, as indicated by the survey results, and thus feels secure. Gallup highlighted that 72% of the world's population trusts the police, and 71% feel safe walking alone at night. Additionally, only 12% of respondents reported being victims of theft in the past year, while 6% reported being assaulted or robbed.
The index's results ranged from a high of 96 recorded in Tajikistan to a low of 49 registered in Liberia. According to the report, Tajikistan ranked first globally with a score of 96, followed by Finland (92), Iceland (92), Kuwait (92), and Luxembourg (92), among others.
Regionally, Egypt ranked 14th globally and second among the countries in the Middle East and North Africa (after Kuwait) in the Global Law and Order Index with a score of 89, followed by Saudi Arabia (score 89, global rank: 17), the United Arab Emirates (score 87, global rank: 26), Jordan (score 85, global rank: 36), and Iraq (score 82, global rank: 56). Locally, Lebanon ranked 92nd globally and 10th in the Middle East and North Africa, with a score of 73 in the Global Law and Order Index, compared to a score of 70 the previous year, followed by Libya (score 73, global rank: 93), Tunisia (score 72, global rank: 97), and Yemen (score 71, global rank: 103).
