The Sultanate of Oman has been ranked among the top four countries in the world in safety and crime index of Numbeo for 2022. Numbeo is a global database of perceived consumer prices, crime rate, quality of healthcare and other statistics.
Muscat has been ranked 20th globally on the safest cities index, with 79.46 points in the security index, and 20.54 points in the crime-committing index.
In West Asia, Oman has been ranked third in the crime index (19.99) and safety index (80.01), only behind Qatar and the UAE in the GCC, while globally the Sultanate of Oman has been ranked fourth behind Qatar, the UAE and Taiwan.
According to Numbeo, the level of crime is very low in Muscat (13.64).
“Chances of having a home broken and things stolen, being mugged or robbed, a car stolen, stealing of things from a car, or physical attack because of your skin colour, ethnic origin, gender, or religion are being rated ‘very low’ in the Sultanate of Oman,” the report said.
From a safety point of view, walking alone during daylight has been rated very high at 90.79, and walking alone during the night has been rated ‘high’ at 76.80.
On the pollution index, Oman has been ranked first with 36.76 points ahead of the UAE (47.94) and Qatar (60.05).
In the quality of life index (based on the cost of living and purchasing power, affordability of housing, pollution including air, water, etc, crime rates, health system quality, and traffic (commute times), Oman has been ranked third with 172.12 points ahead of the UAE (174.37 points) and Japan (172.12) in Asia.
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