article_snippet: It is not surprising that Iceland's capital has one of the lowest crime rates in the world - with the fun photographs showing officers finding the time to dress as Star Wars characters, play with kittens and feed wild geese.
article_snippet: the police department's Instagram account has long been debated why the crime rate is so low in Iceland with data from the UN in 2011 showing the homicide rate between 1999-2009 never climbed above 1.8 homicides per 100,000 residents on any given year.
article_snippet: This is compared to the US where rates were between 5.0 and 5.8 homicides per 100,000 people.
highlights_snippet: Iceland's capital has one of the lowest crime rates in the world .