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Reykjavik - If you call the most happy and safe country visited by tourists, one of them is definitely Iceland. You know, the crime rate here is very low. What's the secret?
Already many assessments of various international organizations, related to the level of happiness or security of the state. It's no secret, if Iceland is always included in the list!
International Womens Travel Center, end of last year launched 10 safe country visited by tourists woman and Iceland at number one. Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), a non-profit organization of the United States also launched the 'Global Peace Index 2015' alias list of the safest countries in the world. Iceland was there at the top.
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| Reykjavik city from a height (Thinkstock) |
Iceland is a small country in the northern part of the continent of Europe, with an area of 102.7 square kilometers and a population of 300 thousand inhabitants. A country famous cold, but it has a beautiful landscape. Prestige of tourism continues to increase, which is one of the reasons is comfortable and safe for tourists traveling there.
US students study in Iceland
The BBC website, once to review the experience of a law student from the US who are researching about crime in Iceland. Like the look on the BBC website, the student named Andrew Clark.
He spent six months in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. On the first day which was snow, she was surprised when walking on the sidewalk, dragging a large bag. A Jeep car stop nearby, and the driver came out and offered a ride.
"You want a ride?" so said the driver.
Andrew agreed, while anxiously. Rule number one is traveling public, are not willing to ride a lift strangers. But it seems, does not apply in Iceland. For the local community has been used to give lift and drive to their destinations.
Andrew also see unusual sights there. Bikes on the edge of the sidewalk, parked neatly unlocked or locked. He is further shaking his head, when for six months there, he never heard or saw crime news!
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| Icelandic society is accustomed to ride a bike (icelandbike.com) |
justify;">No doubt, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) of the United Nations stated that the crime rate in Iceland is very low. The murder rate there was 1.8 per 100,000 population per year. Imagine the United States, the figure is 5.8 per 100,000 population.
In fact, the parents there is already accustomed to leave her baby just to play outdoors. If the school, they also like menintipkan their children to other people if you do not have time.
No Social Gaps
One of the secrets why Iceland is so safe and peaceful is because there is no social inequality. It was, it was found Andrew in an interview with the local community, from food vendors, students, journalists, until government officials.
For the people of Iceland, there is no difference between the upper class, middle and bottom. Therefore, the tension between the economic class can not be found in Iceland. Seusatu are hard to find in other countries.
University of Missouri, University of the United States had conducted a survey to the people of Iceland concerning the social status. The results were surprising, only 1.1% of the rate itself is upscale and 1.5% claimed to be among the lower classes. The rest, 97% identified themselves as both.
In Iceland, the rich do not live exclusively and separately. They live mingle, live in neighborhoods along the middle and lower.
Without Police Pistol
Speaking of the gun, turned out to Iceland ranks 15th in terms of per capita gun ownership. Noted, 90 thousand inhabitants own guns.
But surprisingly, there is never a crime involving a firearm there. Frankly, to obtain possession of a firearm license also has to pass a written test and a psychological test that long.
Surprisingly again, do you know if the police there was not even armed. Yes, police directing traffic and patrolling the streets of Iceland was not holding a gun. The only thing that is holding a gun and other weapons, only a security force called Viking Squad. Inilai its special force Iceland but also rarely take to the streets.
When there is a problem that resulted in the fray, the local police prefer to use diplomacy. There is an interesting story in 2013, when a man berserk and tried to attack the police with firearms.
Local police managed to subdue him, by turning shot dead. After that, the police even apologized to the family of the perpetrator because it was shot dead. They claimed to have been using a variety of ways but to no avail.
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| Icelandic police wearing Star Wars costumes (@ logreglan / Instagram) |
The police in Iceland is also famous friendly and actively participates in social movements. In fact, they often make a 'scene' when in early 2015 yesterday, patrolling with Star Wars costumes, like a soldier wearing a Stormtrooper costume and Darth Vader.
The level of education and kesehataan also a serious concern of the government. Therefore, it is not surprising that Iceland bears the happiest country in the world and secure. Crime there, is a rare item.
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