Georgia ranks 22nd globally for law enforcement integrity, enters Europe’s top 20

The European Commission has published the latest Rule of Law Index prepared by the World Justice Project, ranking Georgia first in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region for rule of law performance.

As part of the study, a global ranking assessing the integrity of law enforcement and security institutions was also released. The indicator measures whether police officers and criminal investigators refrain from requesting or accepting bribes to perform basic policing services or to investigate crimes, and whether government officials working in the police and military are free from improper influence by private interests or criminal organizations.

Georgia scored 85 percent out of a possible 100 points in the evaluation, placing 22nd worldwide. In Europe, the country ranked 16th, securing a position among the top twenty performers.

According to the report, Georgia outperforms all European Union candidate countries and 19 EU and NATO member states, including the United States, Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Turkey and Albania.

Within Europe, Finland, Denmark and Norway lead in terms of the lowest levels of corruption in law enforcement and security systems, while Ukraine, Moldova and Russia rank among the countries with the highest levels of corruption in this sector.

The research published by the European Commission is conducted by the World Justice Project, an independent organization headquartered in the United States.