The 2020 Global Law and Order Report based its scores on the answers of nearly 175,000 adults in 144 countries and areas in 2019.

The survey firm asked the respondents to answer four general questions. These are (1) confidence in the police force, (2)safety when walking alone at night. The survey also asks about (3) stolen money or property from the household in the past 12 months, and (4) being assaulted or mugged in the past 12 months.

Despite local rights groups are invalidating the result, some are happy with the result. Some clarified that the prevalence of law enforcers does not mean the country is safe. However, some argued that they feel safer every night and they can assure that they are safe. For instance, the ESL industry in the Philippines has also been seeing an impressive increase since Duterte became the President. Foreign students clarified that the country has become safe than several years ago. As a result, education tourism in the Philippines has been in a constant boom in recent years.  Indeed, foreigners agreed that the result is right though the level of safety in each place may still vary.

Overall, the study said that nearly 7 in 10 people worldwide said they felt safe and had confidence in the local police.

“In most economically developed countries with a strong rule of law, most residents say they feel safe walking alone in their areas at night. This response is nearly universal in Singapore and tops 80 percent in many Western European countries. The same is true for more highly state-controlled countries.”

Contrastingly, people in Latin America and the Caribbean were “least likely” to feel secure in their communities, Gallup noted. Southeast Asia also slightly ranked higher than the United States and Canada.

According to the study, the index “provide(s) a baseline for how the world will respond to the challenges that have surfaced during ensuing crises. Additionally, it also includes those related to law enforcement in the US and elsewhere.”