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I would suggest many parts of Scotland have a lower crime rate than the national average, I know car insurance for me in my postcode is a lot less than I would pay in many parts of England?

Another thing I have noticed is many crimes south of the border are committed by people of a darker skin complexion with the likes of staged car crashes being not so prevalent here, often the perpetrators are of ethic origins and the same can be said for many other types of crime.

The town in which I live has around 50K of a population, likely it would not be safe to wander around at 2am in the morning but other than that it is fairly safe.

This is not just an opinion of my own I have heard this from quite a few English white Settlers than have moved up here to live.
Many retirees from south of the border sell up and come to live in Scotland the proceeds of their house sale could buy a similar house up here at half the price especially if they have lived near a big city, added to that they get the benefit of having a Scotsman as a neighbour.

 

The ladies might not agree in those place's.

 

Iceland is an amazing place in many ways. It is hardly ever cold indoors since most heating comes from distributed hot spring water. The Icelanders are more or less self-sufficient on tomatoes and bananas for the same reason. None of the fruits require much UV or daylight but need a warm environment and are fine with other light sources. Now and a few months ahead there are not much daylight.

Regarding crime rates, island states seem always to have a low rate there. When I lived in Malta it was amongst the lowest in the world. Phuket had the lowest rate in Thailand and here in Gran Canaria it has the lowest for Spain...I guess it is harder to escape the law when you are surrounded by water....