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

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating The Netherlands holds position #113 2022 out of 139 and Croatia is #127 out of 139 2022.
Position of The Netherlands is worse than position of Croatia.
Croatia 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 The Netherlands

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Crime Index' in descending order.
    Croatia 'Crime Index' value is 23.99
    The Netherlands 'Crime Index' value is 27.57