Statement:
The level of criminal activities is higher in Costa Rica than in Hong Kong

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating Costa Rica holds position #43 2022 out of 139 and Hong Kong is #132 out of 139 2022.
Position of Costa Rica is worse than position of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is an outsider of the "The Most Criminal Countries" rating. So in most cases, you can feel safe and unlikely will face a criminal, compared to Costa Rica

Referencies:

  1. The Most Criminal Countries 2022 by Numbeo
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Crime Index' in descending order.
    Costa Rica 'Crime Index' value is 53.86
    Hong Kong 'Crime Index' value is 21.62