Police officers in Gibraltar have been ordered to wear stab-proof vests during night patrols following a rise in violent crime on the Rock.
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The police do need body armour though you would expect that in places like Gibraltar stab proof vests would not be needed. Shows no place is without violent crime, and people need protection.