Top 10 countries in the world with the lowest crime rates where you can feel safe

One of the writer Terry Pratchett's characters says a significant phrase, in the light of today's world situation: "I have seen an interesting life. And I've seen boredom. Well, the BORING WAS BETTER!"

And it's true - a normal person wants it to be "boring". Without the possibility of being robbed (openly and brazenly) or robbed (secretly). Without rudeness in transport and in the mall, but on the contrary, surrounded by purely nice and polite people around, who bow to you during the evening promenade or at the table of the nearest cafe.

Sweden

0.00001% of murders per year per capita - how do you like that? That's in Sweden. For comparison - in Moscow, where there are more inhabitants than in the whole of Sweden, there are 5 times more of these serious crimes. Only there is a nuance that the same act in the legal practice of different countries can be assessed quite differently.

For example, serious sexual offenses in Sweden include... persistent courtship! Even a simple compliment to a woman's attractiveness can lead to police prosecution. But this is, of course, the peculiarities of mentality, formed in recent decades due to the introduced models of behavior.

Of the traditional crimes in Sweden most often noted the work of pickpocket thieves.

Austria

Visitors to the Vienna Opera House, where performances often end around midnight, are not in any danger of walking around Vienna at night. This is due to the very efficient work of the Austrian police - although the local Schutzmanns even go on duty without personal weapons - so great is the authority of the police in this country!

Mentally, Austrians are not much different from Germans: the same habit, even passion, for order and discipline. The same measured, in accordance with the laws, life. Well and common to all Western countries willingness to cooperate with law enforcement agencies.

The population is even smaller than in Sweden, and the number of serious crimes is about the same.

Switzerland

The Swiss Republic, or Swiss Confederation, is a place on our planet that is full of weapons! And this is despite the fact that Switzerland is a neutral country. But if you remember the history of Europe from the early Middle Ages to about XVIII century, and the role played by mercenary Dutch knights from this country, you will have less reason to be surprised.

Switzerland still retains the old principle of army formation: everyone serves, and every two years the male population of the country goes for military training. A reservist can also keep his assigned weapon at home, if he takes part in regular training shootings.

A machine gun? So there is a machine gun with ammunition in the safe. Mortar? So the mortar has a place in the armored compartment of the garage! So everyone is a member of either the active army or the reserve. And it does not occur to anyone to use these weapons to the detriment of their neighbors!

Germany

Among crimes against persons and property, the only common crime here is burglary, with which shoplifting competes in popularity. This is when people pick up goods and sneak them past the cash register.

To be fair, it should be noted that such crimes are more typical of "guests" of the country than of German burghers. A typical Hoch-Deutsch is disgusted by even the very thought of violating the "ordnung" - that is, law and order.

Serious crimes - about 2.5 thousand per year, but it should be borne in mind that this is in a country with a population of more than 80 million people!

Of the serious criminal threats, the only thing they note here is the increased level of terrorist danger. But name us a country where such trouble has become less likely in the last 30 years?

Norway

With a population of 5 million people, only 21 serious crimes are committed here per year, although there are more minor offenses compared to the same neighbor Sweden.

Everything would be all right, but the statistics in 2011 were spoiled by Breivik, who blew up a truck in a crowd of people and then shot 77 people with sniper fire. Now this figure is in prison for life and writes memoirs.

Otherwise, it's the same Pratchettian boredom. And high prices for beer - about 10 dollars for a half-liter mug! To the "minuses" can be attributed also short daylight hours - this is still the north of Europe.

Denmark

A country whose capital, Copenhagen, is still practically ruled by hippies. There is also a high tolerance for various kinds of intimate perversions.

However, the Danes are a law-abiding people that these deviations are not conspicuous, and the principle of privacy and not exposing everything in public can be called a national trait of the Danes.

Which, by the way, may cause surprise - especially in light of the fact that Denmark lies in the path of the world drug traffic. But even the drug bosses prefer to let their goods pass through Denmark without fights and shootings - they would rather hand over a batch of "substances" than get into a conflict with the law enforcers! Otherwise, there is Scandinavian, "Nordic" calmness here.

Iceland

One of the most peaceful and law-abiding countries in the world. So law-abiding that the kidnapping and murder of a young woman in 2017 brought tens of thousands of people to the streets of Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. They expressed solidarity with the victim and expressed their desire to assist law enforcement officers in every possible way to protect public order!

Only 2-3 serious crimes are committed here per year. Although with a population of 360 thousand people this figure seems unreasonably high to Icelanders. It is not surprising, because with such a number of citizens almost everyone knows each other, and the doors of apartments and mansions are not locked.

Japan

"How!?" - you ask. What about the terrible and horrible yakuza, the Japanese mafia? We hasten to disappoint you: the level of corporate ethics in this eastern country is so high that even the yakuza are not in the habit of carrying weapons! In addition, the local government is actively fighting this organization. And with the population of this island empire of 127 million, only about a thousand serious crimes against person or property are committed here per year.

In Japan, when it comes to the risks to the individual, it is much more likely to become a victim of an earthquake or tsunami than to get into the chronicle of criminal disputes. And the antics of the terrorist Akahara with his odious Aum Senrikyo and the poison gas attack on citizens in the Tokyo subway have long since faded into the realm of memory.

Luxembourg

Life here is so measured and regulated that even if you look specifically, you will not find a particularly poor person in this country of 500,000 people. This is a well-thought-out employment policy, social programs, and a common tradition of not coming into conflict with the law.

Only 2015 stands apart - then a whole series of armed crimes swept through Luxembourg, and the country's press resembled a hornet's nest. Which still serves as a reason for writing crime novels and movie scripts, and each case of violence has become the subject of thorough investigation.

Singapore

Singapore, this city-state, is a country where security is more important than personal freedoms. And no one throws tantrums about infringing on freedoms for the sake of the peace of mind of the vast majority of citizens.

The leadership of Singapore has a very specific policy of suppressing any criminal activity if it infringes on the peace of citizens.

Here, even tasteless chewing gum can't be thrown on the asphalt! You'll be fined a thousand dollars. What? You're a millionaire and you can afford it? Even so, you won't be in Singapore for long. You'll be deported. Because no one is allowed to break the law. Especially not in a provocative manner.