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

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating US Virgin Islands holds position #23 2022 out of 139 and Uruguay is #47 out of 139 2022.
Position of US Virgin Islands is worse than position of Uruguay.
Both countries holds average positions in the "The Most Criminal Countries" rating. So Crime Index is an average for both US Virgin Islands and Uruguay, 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.
    Uruguay 'Crime Index' value is 52.13
    US Virgin Islands 'Crime Index' value is 61.24