Statement:
The level of criminal activities is higher in New Zealand than in Iceland

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating New Zealand holds position #77 2022 out of 139 and Iceland is #125 out of 139 2022.
Position of New Zealand is worse than position of Iceland.
Iceland 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 New Zealand

Referencies:

  1. The Most Criminal Countries 2022 by Numbeo
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Crime Index' in descending order.
    Iceland 'Crime Index' value is 24.30
    New Zealand 'Crime Index' value is 44.61