According to the independent international organization World Population Review , Armenia is among the top ten countries in the world with the lowest crime rate in terms of the crime index, overtaking other countries in the region and the CIS countries.

The Crime Index is an estimate of the overall crime rate in a given city or country. The organization considers crime rates below 20 to be very low, crime rates from 20 to 40 as low, crime rates from 40 to 60 as moderate, crime rates from 60 to 80 as high, and finally crime rates above 80 as very high.

The top 10 countries with the lowest crime rates in the world by crime rate are as follows:

1. Qatar - 13.78

2. UAE - 15.14

3. Taiwan - 15.87

4. Isle of Man - 18.63

5. Oman - 19.99

6. Switzerland - 21.68

7. Hong Kong - 21.92

8. Japan - 22.12

9. Armenia - 22.13

10. Slovenia - 22.65

Other countries in the region were placed as follows:

9. Armenia - 22.13

14. Georgia - 24.3

35. Azerbaijan - 32.25

49. Russia - 39.62

50. Turkey - 39.69

90. Iran - 49.11