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

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating Nicaragua holds position #56 2022 out of 139 and United Arab Emirates is #135 out of 139 2022.
Position of Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua

Referencies:

  1. The Most Criminal Countries 2022 by Numbeo
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Crime Index' in descending order.
    Nicaragua 'Crime Index' value is 48.10
    United Arab Emirates 'Crime Index' value is 14.87