Top 10 countries with the lowest crime rate

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The fight against crime is carried out in all countries without exception. Somewhere it turns out better, somewhere worse.

To indicators of the level of crime can be attributed the number of premeditated murders per 100 thousand people, the number of thefts and robberies for the period. According to statistics for the past year in Russia there were about 10 premeditated murders per 100 thousand people. In this indicator, we occupy the 49th place in the world. In our today's Top 10 is collected 10 countries with the lowest crime rate .

  • Contents:
    • 10. Cyprus
    • 9. Denmark
    • 8. Iceland
    • 7. Ireland
    • 6. Japan
    • 5. Luxembourg
    • 4. Bahrain
    • 3. Hong Kong
    • 2. Singapore
    • 1. Switzerland

10. Cyprus

is considered onefrom the quietest places in Europe. Doors unblocked at night are a familiar phenomenon here. A low crime rate is one of the advantages for which Cyprus is so fond of European tourists.

9. Denmark

provides citizens with peace and security. According to polls, 83% of Danes feel protected from possible attack of criminals. There are 196 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants of the country, and the murder rate is less than 0.1 per 100,000.

8. Iceland

is simply filled with an atmosphere of tranquility. There are only 700 policemen in the country who do not even carry weapons. In Icelandic prisons, about 200 criminals languish, most of whom periodically visit their relatives' homes.

7. Ireland

boasts a very low crime rate. In the country there are only 0.32 murders per 100 000 people. A hundred thousand people in the country have 322 police officers. For comparison, in Russia there are 634 police officers per 100,000 people.

6. Japan

is one of the safest countries in Asia.73% of citizens of the country are sure that the police reliably protects them from encroachments of the underworld. For 100 thousand people there are 204 guards of the order and 0,4 murders.

5. Luxembourg

is a tiny state with a population of about half a million people. According to polls, the residents of the country feel the happiest in the world, and the crime rate gradually tends to zero.

4. Bahrain

affects the number of guards of order - here their 1978 people per 100 thousand inhabitants. This is the highest rate in the world. Naturally, with such a ratio, the crime rate is pleasantly low.

3. Hong Kong

demonstrates enviable figures - 0.2 murders for hundreds of thousands of people and virtually no theft and robbery. Pocket thefts sometimes happen at the airport and places of large crowds.

2. Singapore

is the safest country in Asia. In this, 98% of the state's residents are sure. According to the number of murders the country is behind Hong Kong at 0.1, but the number of thefts and robberies is almost zero. Laws in Singapore are harsh, the death penalty is in force, and for many crimes punishments are provided for with sticks.

1. Switzerland

is famous for its calmness and respectability. At once three cities of the country - Geneva, Bern and Zurich - are among the ten most safe in the world. By the way, about half of the crimes committed in the country are committed by foreigners. Peace and security of citizens are guarded by valiant policemen in the number of 216 people per 100 thousand inhabitants.