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		Swisscoder on May 16, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is violent crime so rare in Iceland? I agree the Cold weather has to do a lot with the behaviour of the people. Also Iceland is one of the Ten Least Crowded Places in the World.

subsystem on May 16, 2013 [–]

Yes, but...

"With a population of 200,852, Greater Reykjavík comprises over 60% of the population of Iceland in an area that is only just over 1% of the total size of the country."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Reykjav%C3%ADk_Area

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