2006-12-11 01:56:14 · 14 answers · asked by lulu 2 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Netherlands
Norway is a constitutional monarchy (ruled by a king and constitution) country. There are only a few "real" crimes there and theft is one of the number one crimes in non-socialist type countries. There is a very high tax rate to ensure that there is adequate state run health care and government programs to help the poor or under-priveledged. people don't have to get mugged or robbed if everybody has the same things.
It is also very difficult to rape someone in fifty layers of clothing.
but the number one reason that there is a "lower"crime rate is probably underreporting.
in slavic countries you are often not treated well if you even report a crime, your claim is not taken seriously(especially if you are female) and the government may not release this information to the public.
2006-12-11 02:13:39 · answer #1 · answered by Say 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
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2016-06-04 02:36:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The latest figures, scattered from 2000 to 2005, suggest that more assaults are committed per capita in England than in America, while Swedes, Norwegians, and Dutch experience roughly the same assault rates as Americans. Robberies (which involve force or the threat of force) are as common in England and the Netherlands as in the United States. Theft rates have surged ahead of the United States in Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, and Norway. Separately, auto thefts are now a European specialty, with Scandinavians, Brits, French, and Italians worse off than Americans. And the U.S. burglary rate is now lower than those in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and Britain.
2006-12-11 02:11:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only when dutch soldiers go on the rampage crime rates in Norway rise.The reason for low crime rates is probably plenty of space and nature.
But there is no such thing as a crime free country.
2006-12-12 02:01:43 · answer #4 · answered by Michael V 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You will get better answers if you put your question in Norway rather than The Netherlands category. I cannot legitimately answer your question, but I can say that crime is almost non-existent in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, and Denmark).
2006-12-11 04:35:07 · answer #5 · answered by Maria Gallercia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There crime rates are lower because of national health care and a working social security system. They do have crime and they also have ethnic minorities they arnt just Norwegians. There is crime but same as most of Europe especially Scandinavia it is low.
They have low crime rates for the same reason as say Canada because people don't feel so displaced and disadvantaged.
2006-12-11 19:29:44 · answer #6 · answered by Wonx2150 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So many "Norway" questions in "The Netherlands". How come? Did you people ever look at a map of Europe??
2006-12-11 04:24:25 · answer #7 · answered by Endie vB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, maybe because the criminals minds are mistaking Norway with the Netherlands just like so many people on yahoo answers?
2006-12-11 03:45:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A rich combination of good health care, good education & freezing cold (oil money pays for the first two)...
Finally, Heroin... ya, the Norsk are big 'users'.... seriously, go look it up!
2006-12-11 01:58:53 · answer #9 · answered by K V 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Interesting. You sure get a lot of different opinions on this website. Fascinating.
2006-12-11 02:42:12 · answer #10 · answered by skip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋