Statement:
You will be less safe in The USA than in South Africa

In the Safest countries rating The USA holds position #128 ²⁰²² out of 161 and South Africa is #117 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of The USA is worse than position of South Africa.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both The USA and South Africa, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

1. Safest countries ²⁰²² by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.

   South Africa	'Score' value is	2.28
   The USA	'Score' value is	2.44