What is New Zealand's crime rate?

Answer 1

New Zealand is seen as a safe place for tourists to visit. This is a bit of an illusion, most likely due to its relatively low population, as its Total crime rate per capita is actually the second highest in the world - second only to Dominica. Its actual crime rate is 105.881 crimes per 1,000 people. Some comparisons are listed below: * United Kingdom: 85.5517 per 1,000 people * USA: 80.0645 per 1,000 people * Switzerland: 36.1864 per 1,000 people * Russia: 20.5855 per 1,000 people * India: 1.63352 per 1,000 people The difference is that India, for example, has a huge population, and many crimes probably don't even go reported due to poverty and lack of policing in poverty-stricken areas. New Zealand has a much higher standard of living, and far fewer people, so its crime rate seems disproportionately high. For further comparisons of New Zealand and other countries, see the link below.