Editing Akureyri (section)

==Crime==
Crime statistics have been published by the Iceland national police for 2000. Akureyri had a reported 726 nontraffic offences per 10,000 population compared with a national average of 892, while 2,891 traffic offences per 10,000 population were recorded compared with a national average of 2,397.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.logreglan.is/upload/files/Crime%20Index%202000.pdf |title=Crime Index 2000 |publisher=The National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police |access-date=2009-06-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722021832/http://www.logreglan.is/upload/files/Crime%20Index%202000.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-22 }}</ref> Akureyri has five police officers on call. Incidents have occurred where insufficient police officers were on duty to respond to criminal activity in progress, as confirmed by the mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=308382|publisher=Iceland Review Online|title=Group Fight Challenges Understaffed Akureyri Police|access-date=2009-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713002016/http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=308382|archive-date=2011-07-13|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Akureyri, and Iceland in general, has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iceland is the Safest Country in the World {{!}} 15 Reasons Why |url=https://icelandtravelguide.is/blog-posts/iceland-is-the-safest-country-in-the-world/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Iceland Travel Guide |language=en-US |archive-date=15 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815110607/https://icelandtravelguide.is/blog-posts/iceland-is-the-safest-country-in-the-world/ |url-status=live }}</ref>