Rwanda leads England which is at the 19th place, the United States of America 22nd, France 29th, Germany 38th, Japan 16th and China 60th.
Speaking to IGIHE, Rwanda Police Spokesperson, Theos Badege said that citizens’ trust came from the Force’s persistence in respecting law, maintaining security, among others.
According to the latest Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) Citizen Report Card, an annual publication which is produced to ascertain the levels of community satisfaction with regard to services, the net trust for the National Police, DASSO and Reserve forces was 98.1%.
Rwanda National Police continuously seeks to consolidate security gains, going beyond to put up modern methods of policing to make citizens understand their role in crime prevention, anti-corruption mechanisms; encouraging e-policing and infrastructure development, among others.
As shown in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International, Rwanda National Police leads the way among bodies fighting corruption in the country. Previous reports indicate that corruption perception in RNP went down from 15.5 percent in 2016 to 8 percent in 2017.
Since 2005, RNP officers also trained in peacekeeping to extend support to countries in need. About 1200 officers have been sent to Sudan, South-Sudan, Haiti, and others, for peacekeeping.
Finland, Switzerland, Singapore, Norway, and UAE in that order top the list of the most secure countries worldwide, according to WEF Report.
In the region, South-Africa and Nigeria are ranked as least secure countries as shown by its 118th and 123rd positions, respectively.
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