Statement:
The level of criminal activities is higher in Malta than in United Arab Emirates

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating Malta holds position #80 2022 out of 139 and United Arab Emirates is #135 out of 139 2022.
Position of Malta is worse than position of United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates 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 Malta

Referencies:

  1. The Most Criminal Countries 2022 by Numbeo
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Crime Index' in descending order.
    Malta 'Crime Index' value is 43.72
    United Arab Emirates 'Crime Index' value is 14.87