Crime in Iceland

Crime in Iceland is regulated primarily by the Almenn hegningarlög (General Penal Code) No. 19/1940 and the Lög um meðferð sakamála (Criminal Procedure Act) No. 88/2008. Day-to-day policing is carried out by the Icelandic police (lögreglan) under the Police Act No. 90/1996. Statistics on recorded crime and imprisonment are published by Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands) and the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police (Ríkislögreglustjóri).

Multiple comparative indices consistently rank Iceland among the safest and most peaceful countries in the world. The Global Peace Index 2025 lists Iceland as the most peaceful country, a position it has held since 2008; the report notes that Iceland ranks first in the Safety and Security domain and describes it as the world's safest country in 2025. Other composite rankings similarly place Iceland at or near the top for overall safety; for example, Global Finance ranked Iceland first in its Top 100 Safest Countries list.

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