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

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating Uruguay holds position #47 ²⁰²² out of 139 and United Arab Emirates is #135 out of 139 ²⁰²².
Position of Uruguay 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 Uruguay

Referencies:

1. The Most Criminal Countries ²⁰²² by Numbeo

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Crime Index' in descending order.

   United Arab Emirates	'Crime Index' value is	14.87
   Uruguay	'Crime Index' value is	52.13