Statement:
The level of criminal activities is higher in US Virgin Islands than in New Zealand

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating US Virgin Islands holds position #23 2022 out of 139 and New Zealand is #77 out of 139 2022.
Position of US Virgin Islands is worse than position of New Zealand.
Both countries holds average positions in the "The Most Criminal Countries" rating. So Crime Index is an average for both US Virgin Islands and New Zealand, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The Most Criminal Countries 2022 by Numbeo
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Crime Index' in descending order.
    New Zealand 'Crime Index' value is 44.61
    US Virgin Islands 'Crime Index' value is 61.24