It's very difficult to compare like-for-like, because we have different laws and compile crime statistics differently.

The intentional homicide rate is substantially lower in the UK (1.2 vs 5.35 per 100,000), as is our rate of killings by law enforcement (0.2 vs 30.4 per 10,000,000). The UK may have slightly more property crime (12.2% vs 10% of population victimised), but it's not clear if that comparison is statistically valid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intention...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforc...

https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Crime/Proper...

From petty crime, I suspect, yes. Why, because even when criminals are convicted they spend very short periods of time in prison (if at all). And, on release, they have much less chance of integrating into normal society than previously and fall into a pattern of reoffending, going to prison, reoffending, and so on.

In the UK, it seems, almost everyone has a tale about when they were burgled, when they were mugged or when their car was broken into.

Is this so in other countries, I think not?

I have never been burgled, mugged or had my car broken into. The only crime that I worry about on a regular basis is pickpocketing but this is similar to other European countries.

It doesn't seem to be true (some silly news articles notwithstanding) but these things are surprisingly difficult to compare properly.

It depends on what you mean by people.

Are you a WASP? I guess you're safe in US.

Are you black, latin american, native american, foreigner? I'm quite sure you are safer outside of the US.