VOA慢速英語：人們所認為的全球最安全的地區(qū)

Where in the World Do People Feel Safest?

人們所認為的全球最安全的地區(qū)

A new study takes a look at people's ratings of the safest and most dangerous places in the world.

一項新的研究考察了人們對全球最安全和最危險地方的評分。

The American research company Gallup asked people to tell about their experiences with crime and law enforcement. Gallup says its researchers carried out the study last year in a total of 142 countries and areas.

美國蓋洛普調(diào)查公司讓人們講述他們對犯罪和執(zhí)法方面的經(jīng)驗。蓋洛普表示，其研究人員去年在142個國家和地區(qū)開展了這項調(diào)查。

The researchers met with the individuals in person or spoke with them by telephone. People were asked these brief questions:

研究人員面對面或通過電話與他們交流。人們被問到了這些簡短的問題：

In the city or area where you live, do you have confidence in the local police force?

1. 在你所居住城市或地區(qū)，你對當?shù)鼐煊行判膯?

Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?

2. 在你所居住的城市或地區(qū)，夜間獨自行走你是否感到安全?

Within the past 12 months, have you had money or property stolen from you or another household member?

3. 在過去一年里， 你或你的家人是否曾經(jīng)發(fā)生過錢財被盜?

Within the past 12 months, have you been assaulted or mugged?

4. 在過去一年里，你是否遭遇過毆打或搶劫?

The findings were published in Gallup's 2018 Law and Order Index report.

調(diào)查結(jié)果發(fā)表在蓋洛普公司2018年的《法律和秩序指數(shù)》報告中。

‘Law and Order' scores

法律和秩序得分

Singapore received the top rating in the study – 97 out of a possible 100. In this Southeast Asian nation, 94 percent of people questioned in 2017 said they felt safe walking alone in their neighborhood at night.

新加坡以97分在這項滿分100分的調(diào)查中獲得了最高分。在這個東南亞國家中，2017年有94%的受訪者表示他們覺得夜間在附近獨自行走是安全的。

Three northern European countries – Norway, Iceland and Finland - were in a tie for second place. Each received a rating of 93. Results showed 93 percent of Norwegians reported feeling safe walking around alone at night.

挪威、冰島和芬蘭這3個北歐國家并列排在第二位，它們都獲得了93分的評分。結(jié)果顯示，93%的挪威人報告稱夜間獨立行走是安全的。

The Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan received the same rating as Hong Kong. They each had a score of 91. Switzerland and Canada tied at 90, while Indonesia received 89.

中亞國家烏茲別克斯坦的評分與中國香港地區(qū)相同，它們各自都獲得了91分的評分。瑞士和加拿大都獲得了90分，印尼則獲得了89分。

Seven nations were next on the list with scores of 88. The seven were Denmark, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Austria, China, the Netherlands and Egypt.

有7個國家以88分的成績排名緊隨其后。這7個國家是丹麥、斯洛文尼亞、盧森堡、奧地利、中國、荷蘭和埃及。

The United States received a rating of 84. That was the same score as the Czech Republic, Sweden, France and Taiwan.

美國獲得了84分，這與捷克共和國、瑞士、法國以及中國臺灣地區(qū)同分。

At the bottom of the list was Venezuela, with a score of 44. The study noted that only 17 percent of the Venezuelans questioned said they felt safe walking alone at night. This was up from 12 percent in 2016.

排名最末的是委內(nèi)瑞拉，得分為44分。該調(diào)查指出，只有17%接受調(diào)查的委內(nèi)瑞拉人表示他們覺得在夜間獨自行走是安全的，比2016年的12%略有上升。

Afghanistan scored next lowest with 45. Just 20 percent of Afghans said they felt safe walking around alone at night. This was a drop from the 36 percent reported in 2016. In addition, the study found that Afghans' trust in local police fell from 68 percent in 2016, to 31 percent last year.

阿富汗以45分排名倒數(shù)第二。只有20%的阿富汗人表示他們覺得夜間獨自行走是安全的，這比2016年報告的36%有所下降。此外，這項調(diào)查還發(fā)現(xiàn)，阿富汗人對當?shù)鼐斓男湃味葟?016年的68%掉到了去年的31%。

Among the 10 countries where the least people said they felt safe walking alone at night, five were in Latin America. Four others were in African countries south of the Sahara Desert.

在認為夜間獨自行走安全人數(shù)最少的10個國家中，有5個在拉丁美洲，還有4個在撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲國家。

South Sudan came in third from the bottom with a score of 54. Gabon was next (55), followed by Liberia (56), South Africa (58), Mexico (58) and the Dominican Republic (60).

南蘇丹以54分的得分排名倒數(shù)第三，加蓬以55分緊隨其后，接下來是利比里亞的56分，南非的58分，墨西哥的58分以及多米尼加共和國的60分。

When it comes to where people have the greatest trust in their local police, the United States and Canada topped the list with a score of 82. Western Europe and Southeast Asia followed close behind, followed by South Asia, East Asia and Eastern Europe.

當談到人們最信任當?shù)鼐斓牡胤?，美國和加拿大?2分的成績排名第一，西歐和東南亞緊隨其后，其次是南亞、東亞和東歐。

I'm Bryan Lynn.

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