Morocco has scored 81 points in the 2018 Global Law and Order index conducted by Gallup. Based on four main questions about security and safety, the report interviewed 148,000 citizens from 142 countries in 2017. Morocco is ranked first in North Africa, by the 2018 Global Law and Order index, positioned ahead of Algeria 2nd, Tunisia 3rd, Libya 4rd and Mauritanian 5th. Scoring 81 points in 2018, Morocco is 56th in the world according to the report conducted by the Gallup, an American research-based, global performance-management consulting company, and released Thursday 7th of June. The Kingdom is ranked 3rd in North African and the Middle East region (MENA), behind Egypt 16th and Jordan 22nd and ahead of Algeria 65th, Lebanon 70th, Tunisia 77th and Palestine 86th. In Africa, Morocco is in the fourth place, topped by Rwanda 40th, Mauritius 46th and Ethiopia 64th. The index that investigates people's sense of personal experiences with crime and law enforcement has based its results on telephone and face-to-face interviews with approximately 1,000 adults, aged 15 and older, and conducted throughout 2017 in 142 countries and areas. Having confidence in the local police Gallup researchers conducted in general 148,000 interviews, asking only four questions : «In the city or area where you live, do you have confidence in the local police force ?, Do you feel safe walking along at night in the city or area where you live ?, Within the last 12 months have you had money or property stolen from you or another household member ?, Within the past 12 months, have you been assaulted or mugged ?». When it comes to regions, the Middle East and North Africa was ranked 5th among 10 areas namely, US and Canada, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, South Asia, Commonwealth of independent states, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean. MENA scored 80 in 2017 losing two points compared to the previous year (82). The report indicates that 68% of the people interviewed in the MENA region said they have confidence in their local police. According to Gallup this survey is a way of monitoring sustainable development. The research company believes that there is a «strong relationships between people's answers to these questions and external measures related to economic and social development, reinforcing how high crime rates can suppress social cohesion and negatively affect economic performance». For the record, this year's report has been topped by Singapore, Norway and Ireland. Meanwhile, South Sudan, Afghanistan and Venezuela were at the bottom of the ranking.
