Confidence in local police can be tested by poor response times, heavy-handed arrests and the use of force in questionable circumstances. With less than a week to go to the U.S. midterms, crime is one of the top issues for American voters heading to the ballot box.
But how does confidence in law enforcement in the U.S. compare to the rest of the world? Gallup recently released its Law & Order Index, which is a composite score based on reported confidence in the police, feelings of personal security and incidences of theft or mugging in different countries over the past year. Gallup found that the U.S. had a score of 83 out of 100, putting it on the same confidence level as Italy, Germany and Australia as well as slightly above the global average of 71 percent.
Singapore had the highest level of confidence in law and order in this edition of the index with a score of 96, followed by the autocratic nation of Tajikistan at 95 percent. The lowest confidence levels were seen in Afghanistan, unsurprising considering ongoing violence in the country. Gabon, Venezuela, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone also found themselves at the bottom of the law and order confidence rankings.
China was not included in the 122 countries in the report. In 2019, it had received the third best result with 94 out of 100.
