Gallup’s Global Law and Order 2019 Report ranked Egypt among the ten safest countries in the world, outranking the United States, the United Kingdom and most countries in Europe. Egypt, to the surprise of many, placed 8th out of 142 countries with Singapore topping the list. In last year’s ranking, the populous country in the Middle East ranked 16th. Gallup’s Law and Order Index’ annual survey is intended to assess citizens’ sense of personal safety as well as their faith in law enforcement and experiences in crime. “Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?” and “In the city or area where you live, do you have confidence in the local police force?” were among the four questions asked to residents countries across the world. For the second year in a row, Egypt ranked safest in Africa while Gabon and Liberia found themselves at the bottom of the survey results. The interviews carried out in Egypt were conducted face-to-face with 1000 interviewees. Gallup’s polling pool excluded the opinions of residents in Matruh, Red Sea, New Valley, North Sinai, and South Sinai as…
