Is It Safe to Study in Turkey?
This is an important question to ask before choosing the country of study whether you are pursuing a
long-term or short-term studies abroad. Below are results of a comparison research using several
available online resources with references to the sources posted at the end. We are comparing crime
rates of several countries using several country examples and several crime categories.
Crime Index by Country 2021 (Numbeo.com)
Higher ranking means lower crime rates.
Rank 1: Venezuela
Rank 4: Afghanistan
Rank 11: Syria
Rank 44: France
Rank 56: United States
Rank 64: United Kingdom
Rank 88: Turkey
Crime Rate by Country 2021 (Worldpopulationreview.com)
Lower number means lower crime rate.
Venezuela: 86.34
Afghanistan: 76.97
Syria: 67.42
United States: 47.7
France: 47.37
United Kingdom: 44.54
Turkey: 39.5
Theft Rate by Country 2016 – Thefts per 100,000 (Theglobaleconomy.com)
United Kingdom: 2283
France: 2135
United States: 1750
Turkey: 214
Homicide Rates by Country 2020 – Homicides per 100,000 (Worldatlas.com)
Venezuela: 56.33
Afghanistan: 7.1
United States: 5.3
Turkey: 4.31
Syria: 2.2
France: 1.3
United Kingdom: 1.2
Prison Population Rate by Country 2018 – prisoners per 100,000 (ourworldindata.org)
United States: 655
Turkey: 287
Venezuela: 178
France: 104
Afghanistan: 88
Syria: 60
References:
https://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_country.jsp
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/crime-rate-by-country
https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/theft/
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/prison-population-rate
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