According to the official EU statistics agency, the average murder rate in Europe is 1.35 per 100,000 inhabitants; Lisbon is less than half that figure, with a rate of 0.68/100,000.
The most unsafe capital is Estonia’s Tallinn, with a rate of 9.75 murders for every 100,000 inhabitants, though only 91 killings took place in that country.
In England and Wales, 755 murders were reported in 2006, while 727 people were killed in Germany, with France topping the list in the EU with 879 deaths.
Turkey, which is on the verge of joining the EU, reported almost 4,000 murders in 2006.
In Estonia, The Netherlands and Denmark, insecurity rates were all at least 30 per cent above the European average.
Greece topped the corruption table, and Athens also topped the list over concerns regarding burglaries and safety on the streets.
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