The Gallup Global Law and Order 2015 Report released this week named Rwanda among the few countries in the world where people feel safe walking home alone at night. Singapore and Hong Kong share the honour of the countries in which people are most likely to feel safe, both achieving 91 per cent. Norway is also outstanding at 86 per cent, followed by Spain, Rwanda and Indonesia, all tied at 85 per cent. The 2015 Gallup Law and Order Index, measures people’s sense of personal security as well as their experiences with law enforcement. The report is based on more than 142,000 interviews with adults in 141 countries in 2014. For one of the measurements, respondents were asked: “Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?” Statista, one of the world’s largest statistics portals, compiled the ten lowest and highest percentages of ‘yes’ answers for all of the countries surveyed and, according to the findings, 85 percent of the respondents in Rwanda, felt safe. Venezuelan adults are the least likely to say they feel safe walking alone at night, with only 22 per cent. The higher the index score, the higher the proportion of residents in a country who feel safe. This index is important for leaders to monitor, Gallup says, because of the strong relationships between these measures and external measures related to economic and social development. editorial@newtimes.co.rw
