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Singapore and Indonesia among World's Safest Countries 2018

Singapore and Indonesia among World's Safest Countries 2018
Walking alone at night © ladyclever.com

The 2018 Global Law and Order report compiled by consultancy Gallup found that Singapore, Indonesia are among the safest countries in the world, ahead of many developed countries in East Asia and Europe. 

The 2018 Global Law and Order survey asked 148,000 people around the world to evaluate how safe they feel in their respective countries, where participants were asked whether they felt safe walking alone at night, had confidence in the police, had property stolen from them or their family and whether they had been mugged in the last 12 months.

More than two-thirds of people worldwide have confidence in their police forces and feel safe walking alone at night.

Thirteen percent had property stolen from them or a family member in the past year, while 5 percent experienced assault or robbery.

Safest countries in the world on Gallup report

  1. Singapore - 97
  2. Norway - 93
  3. Iceland - 93
  4. Finland - 93
  5. Uzbekistan - 91
  6. Hong Kong - 91
  7. Switzerland - 90
  8. Canada - 90
  9. Indonesia - 89
  10. Denmark - 88
  11. Slovenia - 88
  12. Luxembourg - 88
  13. Austria - 88
  14. China - 88
  15. Netherlands - 88
  16. Egypt - 88
  17. Georgia - 87
  18. Portugal - 87
  19. Turkmenistan - 87
  20. Ireland - 86
  21. United Kingdom - 86

Singapore is at the top of the Law and Order Index, scoring 97 out of a possible 100, followed by Norway, Iceland, Finland and Uzbekistan. Indonesia ranks 9th with a score of 89, below Switzerland and Canada (both 90) and just above Denmark, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Austria, China, the Netherlands and Egypt (all 88). 

Keterangan Gambar (© Pemilik Gambar)

Countries with the lowest scores are Venezuela ( 44 ), Afghanistan ( 45 ), South Sudan ( 54 ), Gabon ( 55 ) and Liberia ( 56 ). Venezuela and Afghanistan are also where people feel least safe walking alone at night, with only one in every five comfortable doing so. Gallup noted that Afghanistan's result reflected a worsening security situation compared to the previous year.

At the regional level, East Asia tops the list, scoring 87, just above Southeast Asia ( 86 ) and the United States and Canada ( 85 ). South America and the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa are considered the least safe, scoring 62 and 68 respectively.

Akhyari Hananto

I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to More understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia. I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine. I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan" I give lectures to students in lectures nationwide, sharing on full range of issues, from economy, to diplomacy Less
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