UAE is declared safest place to walk alone

According to the Gallup Report for Security and Order 2021, the UAE is the first in the world, for the number of residents who feel safe walking alone at night.

The index showed 98.5 per cent of women said they felt safe while walking alone in their neighbourhoods at night.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, shared his pride over this declaration on his Twitter account, saying: “Security is a blessing.. and safety is tranquility, tranquility and life.. If a woman wanders alone at any hour of the day or night without fear, know that she is in the Emirates..”

The top five safest countries to walk alone in, according to the report, included: the UAE (95%), Norway (93%), China (91%), Slovenia (91%), and Taiwan (89%).

In addition, the UAE came in the second position in the highest law and order index, with 93 and 94 points, making it the world’s second safest country after Norway. Therefore, the top five countries with the highest law and order index scores were: Norway (94), the UAE (93), China (93), Switzerland (93), and Finland (92).