Qatar continued to lead as the safest country in the world, as per the 2020 mid-year Numbeo Crime Index that tracks 133 countries.
Qatar was the top Arab country from 2015 to 2019, and was the safest worldwide in 2017 and 2019. The constant top positioning of Qatar reflects its strong record in the field of security.
‘Numbeo’ is the world’s largest user-contributed database on cities and countries. This year, a total of 133 countries have been included in ranking. Qatar’s position indicates the constant outstanding level of security and safety enjoyed by the country, and the decreased rates of crimes.
The classification rules of the report show that countries are ranked in the reverse order. For instance, Qatar ranked 133 in crime rate registering the lowest crime rate with 11.90 points out of 100.
In the Safety Index, Qatar has been ranked first by scoring 88.10 points out of 100, in reverse of the Crime Index.
Numbeo has been publishing annual reports since the year 2009 depending on the crime rates in countries across the world. The index of crimes is measured as per the laws of the countries, as some countries have laws that constitute as crime, while in others it may not be considered as crime, and this gives a real measure of the crime rate in countries as is applicable with their laws.
The report also takes into consideration various types of crimes and their classification depending on the nature and laws of crimes, offences and violations.
The indicators are also based on a set standard pertaining to crime and violence such as terrorism, murder, cost of crime and other such standards.
The Numbeo database is among the most prominent in the world.
The indicators also depend on a set of standards related to the rates of crime and violence such as murder, terrorism, the cost of crime and other standards.
Numbeo's database is one of the most prominent in the world in the field.
