Statement:
The level of criminal activities is lower in Hong Kong than in Uruguay

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating Hong Kong holds position #132 2022 out of 139 and Uruguay is #47 out of 139 2022.
Position of Hong Kong is better than position of Uruguay.
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 Uruguay

Referencies:

  1. The Most Criminal Countries 2022 by Numbeo
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Crime Index' in descending order.
    Hong Kong 'Crime Index' value is 21.62
    Uruguay 'Crime Index' value is 52.13