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Top Ten Countries With Lowest Murder Rates

by Vishul Malik

The following countries are generally considered to have some of the lowest murder rates. Monaco Japan Singapore Iceland Austria Norway Hong Kong Switzerland Spain Canada Safety and security of a…


Top Ten Countries With Lowest Murder Rates

The following countries are generally considered to have some of the lowest murder rates.

  • Monaco
  • Japan
  • Singapore
  • Iceland
  • Austria
  • Norway
  • Hong Kong
  • Switzerland
  • Spain
  • Canada

Safety and security of a country depends on the number of crimes that take place in any year. Crime rate also incorporates the number of murders happened. These particular map of countries with the lowest murder talks about the some of the safest countries in the world when it comes to murders. Countries with the lowest murder rates map indicates those ten countries of the world which have a murder rate of less than 1 person per 100,000 population. This map indicates data of reported murder per 100,000 oh population of these ten countries of the world. Countries with the lowest murder rates show that Iceland is the only country of the world where no death or crime is caused due to murder. This list of top ten countries with the lowest murder rates clearly indicates that most of the countries like Gambia, Senegal, Mali and Cameron belong to the African continent.

WORLD TOP 10: LOWEST MURDER RATES for year 2011

RANK COUNTRY RATE
1 Monaco 0
2 Palau 0
3 Hong Kong (SAR*) 0.2
4 Iceland 0.3
5 Singapore 0.3
6 Japan 0.4
7 Brunei 0.5
8 Luxembourg 0.6
9 Bahrain 0.6
10 Norway 0.6

Rates are calculated per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS & CRIME UNODC Homicide Statistics 2011

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