No they aren't. Here in this country (Poland) I enjoy all these things in most places and there is no death penalty. Many people argue our criminal penalties ar

No they aren't. Here in this country (Poland) I enjoy all these things in most places and there is no death penalty. Many people argue our criminal penalties are far too lenient for violent crime, but there is still relatively little of it. How safe or unsafe a place is has very little to do with the harshness of its laws and everything about the values of the people that leave there. Is there a general acceptance for law breaking? Is the law enforcement seen as corrupt? Are laws applied selectively? Are people seen as lawbreakers that "made it" seen as an example to aspire to? Is successfully "gaming the system" something one can use as a status symbol? Also, the level of poverty, how bad or good are the living conditions, access to (mental) healthcare. All these things are way more important that the harshness of penalties applied.