Violent crime in the United States is most likely to be committed in urban areas. Even in many of the safest states in the country, there are cities with violent crime rates that exceed the national average by a wide margin.
The rate of crime in Japan is generally low in comparison to other countries, ranking from low to moderate in most cities and towns. However, issues still remain, and many crimes manifest in several forms; especially in regards to organized crimes and massacres. In 2015, Japan had one of the lowest murder rates in the world.
Though France's homicide rate fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 2000 - 2014 period ending at 1.2 cases per 100,000 population in 2014.[1] Many terrorist attacks have occurred in France, especially from the mid-1970s onwards. These include the 1995 France bombings, January 2015 Ile-de-France attacks.