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Global Safety Report
The Global Safety Report annually tracks whether people feel safe across more than 140 countries and territories. For decades, Gallup has used nationally representative, probability-based sampling to measure the world’s progress toward achieving the United Nations' goal for peaceful societies.
Feelings of Global Safety Reach Record High
The 2025 Global Safety Report finds that 73% of adults worldwide feel safe walking alone at night, the highest level since Gallup started tracking this measure nearly two decades ago.
This high score comes amid the largest number of armed conflicts since World War II, illustrating how communities are building safety from the ground up and proving their resilience.
While they feel safer than ever, women remain significantly less likely than men to feel secure, highlighting the need for strong institutions, local trust and targeted efforts to prevent violence against women and girls.
In 104 out of 144 countries and territories, the difference between men and women who feel safe walking alone at night was at least 10 points, highlighting how deeply entrenched this divide remains.
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