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

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating Croatia holds position #127 2022 out of 139 and Hong Kong is #132 out of 139 2022.
Position of Croatia is worse than position of Hong Kong.
Both countries are outsiders of the "The Most Criminal Countries" rating. So in most cases, you can feel safe and unlikely will face a criminal, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The Most Criminal Countries 2022 by Numbeo
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Crime Index' in descending order.
    Croatia 'Crime Index' value is 23.99
    Hong Kong 'Crime Index' value is 21.62