South Africa has placed among the worst countries in the world for giving citizens a sense of safety, according to a new index.<\/p>\n
The Gallup Global Law and Order Report for 2015 ranks South Africa 138th out of 141 countries for its capacity to maintain law and order.<\/p>\n
The Index gauges people’s sense of personal security in their daily lives, as well as their personal experiences with crime and law enforcement.<\/p>\n
It’s based off three survey questions, which were presented to over 142,000 people in 141 countries (at least 1,000 adults were interviewed per country).<\/p>\n
The questions asked, were:<\/p>\n
According to the report, globally, at least 60% of people have confidence in their police force, while 63% of people feel safe walking alone at night.\u00a0Around 15% of\u00a0people said they had something stolen from them in the past year.<\/p>\n
In comparison, of the South Africans surveyed, less than a third of people (31%) said they felt safe in the country.<\/p>\n
Sub-Saharan Africa is the second-least safest region, with an index score of 60 (up one point from 2014’s report) – placing above the Latin America and Caribbean region, which was down a point to 55.<\/p>\n
Southeast Asia remained the safest region in the world at 79 (down one point), just above the USA and Canada at 78 (also down one point).<\/p>\n
The Middle East and North Africa saw the biggest improvement in safety since 2014, with its regional index score climbing from 65 to 73 over the measured period.<\/p>\n
| #<\/th>\n | Country<\/th>\n | Score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|---|
| 1<\/td>\n | Singapore<\/td>\n | 89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 2<\/td>\n | Uzbekistan<\/td>\n | 88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 3<\/td>\n | Hong Kong<\/td>\n | 87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 4<\/td>\n | Indonesia<\/td>\n | 87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 5<\/td>\n | Switzerland<\/td>\n | 86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 6<\/td>\n | Norway<\/td>\n | 85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 7<\/td>\n | Canada<\/td>\n | 85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 8<\/td>\n | Tajikstan<\/td>\n | 84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 9<\/td>\n | Georgia<\/td>\n | 84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 10<\/td>\n | Denmark<\/td>\n | 84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\nBottom countries for law and order<\/h3>\n |