Reaffirming its position as the “land of the peaceful living”, the latest report by the Global Organised Crime Index shows that Bahrain has one of the lowest criminality scores in the world at 4.83.

It is only preceded by Oman (4.14) when compared to other GCC countries. Saudi Arabia (6.01) had the highest score among GCC nations followed by the UAE (5.75), Qatar (5.21), and Kuwait (5.14).

With a score of 7.85, the Democratic Republic of Congo received the highest criminality score.

The Kingdom also has a lower rank in criminal marks, non-renewable resource crimes, drug trade, human trafficking and environmental crime indices.

The US State Department’s 2020 report on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) placed Bahrain in the Tier 1 status – the only GCC nation on it – recognised as being fully compliant with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking.

SOURCE: GULFINSIDER