Trivia Question - Crime at Vatican City

Trivia Question

Question: Where is the most crime-ridden place on Earth?

Answer: One may think the most crime ridden place on Earth may be Sao Paulo, Brazil or Lagos, Nigeria, the Bronx, New York, or New Orleans, Louisiana. But, in fact, it is the Vatican.

The small nation-city ruled by Pope Benedict XVI sees more criminal cases per capita than any other part of the world. That's according to statistics released by the Vatican's attorney general, Nicola Picardi.

In 2006, the tiny nation's justice department had to contend with 341 civil and 486 criminal cases. With a population of 492, that correlates to 1.5 cases per person - 20 times the corresponding rate in Italy.

Another surprising statistic about the rampant crime in the Vatican is that it exists despite a security force that would put a police state to shame. The seat of the Catholic Church has one Swiss guard for every four citizens, plus museum guards and police assigned to the Vatican by the Italian government.

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