> Results for the 2020 perceptions of law and order are based on nationally representative, probability based samples among the adult populations, aged 15 and older, in 115 countries and areas throughout 2020.
> In most countries/areas, surveys were conducted over mobile and landline telephones; some in person interviews were conducted in Republic of the Congo, India, Mali, Pakistan and Senegal.
> For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error ranges from ±1.1 to ±5.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
> For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error ranges from ±2.8 to ±5.0 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
> The margin of error reflects the influence of data weighting. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
“Province of China”.
And like that, the source discredits itself…
I have a feeling that these statistics aren’t really true
Women in middle eastern countries can’t feel threatened outside if they’re not allowed to be outside
Have to say that it is possible for the vast majority of the Chinese to feel safe in their country, except certain groups and regions. My parents were born in the USSR and they too felt extremely safe when they were young at any point simply because of the totalitarian system. Crime as we know it was virtually non-existent due to enormous presence of various police and military forces everywhere.
However, such statistics will never show how people truly feel about their overall safety. In countries like China, many Chinese might be terrified of the state, yet they will never mention that because it is too dangerous. I still remember my parents being afraid to discuss certain things over the phone and when they were younger, they always had to be quiet in the kitchens because walls were thin and neighbours could be listening.
So yeah, I would look at such statistics with a grain of salt. You might be safe against a potential robber or rapist, but you might not be so lucky when the state itself acts as a criminal organisation.
Where is Sweden?
Pick the respondents, win survey prizes.
Not all these places are safe. Especially for gays, or women, or minority religions.
UAE: after dark only men. There, done. Safe.
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I know a woman who had to secretly secure an emergency passport to escape UAE because her husband hid her passport once they were married. Don’t believe these stats for a second.
Europeans trying not to be sinophobic after seeing Chinese feeling safe while walking:
I visited and lived so many countries and as a women even Egypt felt more safe at night than parts of the US 😅 and I am not even talking about cities with gangs or drug crimes
Taiwan is not province of China
lmao
This shows how perception can be different from reality.
X for doubt
Quite suspicious list. United Arab Emirates, China, and Tajikistan in top 10 safest countries? I don’t think so. There are actually some authoritarian countries that are relatively safe for living but these are definitely not some of them.
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Source:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/357311/law-order-survives-pandemic.aspx
> Results for the 2020 perceptions of law and order are based on nationally representative, probability based samples among the adult populations, aged 15 and older, in 115 countries and areas throughout 2020.
> In most countries/areas, surveys were conducted over mobile and landline telephones; some in person interviews were conducted in Republic of the Congo, India, Mali, Pakistan and Senegal.
> For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error ranges from ±1.1 to ±5.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
> For more details on the 2020 fieldwork: https://news.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/328745/gallup-learning-polling-world-pandemic.aspx
> For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error ranges from ±2.8 to ±5.0 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
> The margin of error reflects the influence of data weighting. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
“Province of China”.
And like that, the source discredits itself…
I have a feeling that these statistics aren’t really true
Women in middle eastern countries can’t feel threatened outside if they’re not allowed to be outside
Have to say that it is possible for the vast majority of the Chinese to feel safe in their country, except certain groups and regions. My parents were born in the USSR and they too felt extremely safe when they were young at any point simply because of the totalitarian system. Crime as we know it was virtually non-existent due to enormous presence of various police and military forces everywhere.
However, such statistics will never show how people truly feel about their overall safety. In countries like China, many Chinese might be terrified of the state, yet they will never mention that because it is too dangerous. I still remember my parents being afraid to discuss certain things over the phone and when they were younger, they always had to be quiet in the kitchens because walls were thin and neighbours could be listening.
So yeah, I would look at such statistics with a grain of salt. You might be safe against a potential robber or rapist, but you might not be so lucky when the state itself acts as a criminal organisation.
Where is Sweden?
Pick the respondents, win survey prizes.
Not all these places are safe. Especially for gays, or women, or minority religions.
UAE: after dark only men. There, done. Safe.
[deleted]
I know a woman who had to secretly secure an emergency passport to escape UAE because her husband hid her passport once they were married. Don’t believe these stats for a second.
Europeans trying not to be sinophobic after seeing Chinese feeling safe while walking:
I visited and lived so many countries and as a women even Egypt felt more safe at night than parts of the US 😅 and I am not even talking about cities with gangs or drug crimes
Taiwan is not province of China
lmao
This shows how perception can be different from reality.
X for doubt
Quite suspicious list. United Arab Emirates, China, and Tajikistan in top 10 safest countries? I don’t think so. There are actually some authoritarian countries that are relatively safe for living but these are definitely not some of them.
Here’s another more credible list:
[https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/#/](https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/#/)
Safest countries:
1. Iceland
2. Denmark
3. New Zealand
4. Norway
5. Austria
6. Slovenia
7. Japan
8. Qatar
9. Finland
10. Australia
In this list China is number 85, United Arab Emirates number 26, and Tajikistan number 115.