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Safest Cities In The World

Safest Cities In The World
28 Jul

Most people on Earth now call a city home, making security an important consideration when deciding where to settle down. Finding a safe and secure destination reduces anxiety and fear, whether traveling overseas or starting a new life in a new nation. But, of course, there is a wide range of protection from one country to the next and even from one city to the next.

How can we measure the safety of a city?

To measure a city’s safety, the NUMBEO Index ranked 424 cities around the world considering the following factors:

    • The level of crime
    • Safety walking during daylight and night
    • Mugging or robbery and car stolen
    • Physically attacked by strangers
    • Insulted or pestered by anybody
    • Physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion
    • People using and dealing drugs
    • Property and violent crimes

Based on these factors, cities receive a score between 0 and 100. This report from Numbeo is significant because 56% of the world’s population lives in cities. By 2050, 68% of the population is expected to reside in cities. Therefore, urban management will be crucial in determining the quality of life for the world’s increasing urban population as cities expand. A city’s capacity to provide a safe and secure environment for its residents, businesses, and visitors is key to effective urban management.

Here is a full list of the safest cities in the world according to NUMBEO Safest City Index as of March 2023.

Rank City Safety Score
1 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 88.3
2 Doha, Qatar 86
3 Ajman, United Arab Emirates 84.9
4 Taipei, Taiwan 84.8
5 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 84.6
6 Quebec City, Canada 83.8
7 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 83.7
8 Bern, Switzerland 82.3
9 San Sebastian, Spain 81.3
10 Munich, Germany 81
11 Zurich, Switzerland 80.90
12 Eskisehir, Turkey 80.8
13 Muscat, Oman 80.09
14 Manama, Bahrain 79.90
15 Trondheim, Norway 79.09
16 The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands 78.8
17 Tartu, Estonia 78.8
18 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 78.7
19 Basel, Switzerland 78.5
20 Ljubljana, Slovenia 78.3
21 Yerevan, Armenia 78.2
22 Groningen, Netherlands 77.8
23 Zagreb, Croatia 77.7
24 Tampere, Finland 77.59
25 Cluj-Napoca, Romania 77.59
26 Eindhoven, Netherlands 77.40
27 Coquitlam, Canada 76.8
28 Stavanger, Norway 76.7
29 Irvine, CA, United States 76.09
30 Reykjavik, Iceland 76.09
31 Chiang Mai, Thailand 76
32 Timisoara, Romania 76
33 Tokyo, Japan 75.8
34 Seoul, South Korea 75.40
35 Prague, Czech Republic 75.40
36 Helsinki, Finland 75
37 Mangalore, India 74.5
38 Aalborg, Denmark 74.5
39 Bergen, Norway 74.40
40 Oakville, Canada 74.40
41 Graz, Austria 74.3
42 Rijeka, Croatia 74.3
43 Merida, Mexico 74.2
44 Tbilisi, Georgia 74.2
45 Brno, Czech Republic 74.2
46 Warsaw, Poland 74.09
47 Krakow (Cracow), Poland 74
48 Lausanne, Switzerland 73.90
49 Utrecht, Netherlands 73.90
50 Wroclaw, Poland 73.90
51 Canberra, Australia 73.7
52 Tallinn, Estonia 73.7
53 Gent, Belgium 73.7
54 Brasov, Romania 73.59
55 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73.5
56 Antalya, Turkey 73.40
57 Vienna, Austria 73.40
58 Copenhagen, Denmark 73.40
59 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel 73
60 Trieste, Italy 72.90
61 Luxembourg, Luxembourg 72.8
62 Malaga, Spain 72.7
63 Davao, Philippines 72.40
64 Poznan, Poland 72.09
65 Vilnius, Lithuania 72.09
66 Bucharest, Romania 72
67 Jeddah (Jiddah), Saudi Arabia 72
68 Richmond Hill, Canada 71.8
69 Markham, Canada 71.7
70 Beijing, China 71.7
71 Shenzhen, China 71.40
72 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 71.40
73 Ottawa, Canada 71.2
74 Bursa, Turkey 70.8
75 Lisbon, Portugal 70.40
76 Galway, Ireland 70.2
77 Madrid, Spain 70
78 Nicosia, Cyprus 70
79 Kuwait City, Kuwait 70
80 Burlington, Canada 69.90
81 Geneva, Switzerland 69.8
82 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany 69.5
83 Valencia, Spain 69.5
84 Shanghai, China 69.40
85 Baku, Azerbaijan 69.3
86 Amsterdam, Netherlands 69.3
87 Bratislava, Slovakia 69.3
88 Iasi, Romania 69.2
89 Rotterdam, Netherlands 69
90 Islamabad, Pakistan 68.90
91 Edinburgh, United Kingdom 68.8
92 Gdansk, Poland 68.5
93 Alicante, Spain 68.40
94 Guangzhou, China 68.3
95 Havana, Cuba 68.3
96 Dresden, Germany 68.3
97 Montreal, Canada 68.3
98 Izmir, Turkey 68.2
99 Adelaide, Australia 68.09
100 Split, Croatia 68.09
101 Hobart, Australia 67.7
102 Ahmedabad, India 67.7
103 Stuttgart, Germany 67.7
104 Wellington, New Zealand 67.7
105 Vadodara, India 67.7
106 Penang, Malaysia 67
107 Seville (Sevilla), Spain 66.8
108 Oslo, Norway 66.7
109 Lund, Sweden 66.5
110 Salt Lake City, UT, United States 66.5
111 Surat, India 66.3
112 Astana (Nur-Sultan), Kazakhstan 66.2
113 Osaka, Japan 66.09
114 Palma de Mallorca, Spain 66.09
115 Aberdeen, United Kingdom 66
116 Banja Luka, Bosnia And Herzegovina 65.90
117 Sydney, Australia 65.8
118 Guelph, Canada 65.59
119 Dusseldorf, Germany 65.5
120 Madison, WI, United States 65.40
121 Budapest, Hungary 65.2
122 Oulu, Finland 65.2
123 Jaipur, India 65.09
124 Singapore, Singapore 64.90
125 Porto, Portugal 64.90
126 Boise, ID, United States 64.5
127 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 64.40
128 Nuremberg, Germany 64.40
129 Brisbane, Australia 64.3
130 Cork, Ireland 64.3
131 Cagliari, Italy 64
132 Varna, Bulgaria 63.7
133 Lahore, Pakistan 63.4
134 Navi Mumbai, India 63.3
135 Moscow, Russia 63.3
136 Jerusalem, Israel 63.2
137 Rabat, Morocco 63.2
138 Calgary, Canada 63.1
139 Kathmandu, Nepal 63
140 Karlsruhe, Germany 62.9
141 Kingston, Canada 62.8
142 Brighton, United Kingdom 62.6
143 Queretaro (Santiago de Querétaro), Mexico 62.4
144 Cardiff, United Kingdom 62.2
145 Visakhapatnam, India 62.1
146 Hanoi, Vietnam 62
147 Pittsburgh, PA, United States 62
148 Kaunas, Lithuania 61.9
149 Belgrade, Serbia 61.8
150 Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 61.6
151 Amman, Jordan 61.5
152 Riga, Latvia 61.5
153 Makati, Philippines 61.4
154 Raleigh, NC, United States 61.1
155 Florence, Italy 61.1
156 Thiruvananthapuram, India 61
157 Ankara, Turkey 61
158 Lviv, Ukraine 61
159 Riverside, CA, United States 60.6
160 Strasbourg, France 60.6
161 Boston, MA, United States 60.5
162 Limassol, Cyprus 60.2
163 Saint Petersburg, Russia 60.2
164 Chennai, India 60.1
165 Kochi, India 60
166 Limerick, Ireland 59.9
167 Antwerp, Belgium 59.8
168 Vancouver, Canada 59.8
169 Victoria, Canada 59.6
170 Bangkok, Thailand 59.6
171 San Diego, CA, United States 59.4
172 Austin, TX, United States 59.4
173 Lodz, Poland 59.4
174 Leipzig, Germany 59.1
175 Kitchener, Canada 58.7
176 Halifax, Canada 58.6
177 Hanover, Germany 58.6
178 Novi Sad, Serbia 58.6
179 Tirana, Albania 58.5
180 Bonn, Germany 58.5
181 Sofia, Bulgaria 58.2
182 Cologne, Germany 58.2
183 Bristol, United Kingdom 58.2
184 Perth, Australia 58.2
185 Iloilo, Philippines 58.1
186 Colombo, Sri Lanka 58.1
187 Pune, India 58
188 Hamburg, Germany 57.9
189 Toronto, Canada 57.6
190 Mississauga, Canada 57.3
191 Leeds, United Kingdom 57.2
192 Hyderabad, India 57.1
193 Vaughan, Canada 57
194 Chandigarh, India 57
195 Sheffield, United Kingdom 56.9
196 Berlin, Germany 56.6
197 Chisinau, Moldova 56.4
198 Melbourne, Australia 56
199 Christchurch, New Zealand 55.9
200 Alexandria, Egypt 55.8
201 Kristiansand, Norway 55.5
202 Bremen, Germany 55.5
203 Genoa, Italy 55.3
204 Frankfurt, Germany 55.3
205 Palermo, Italy 54.9
206 Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine 54.9
207 Mumbai, India 54.9
208 Pattaya, Thailand 54.8
209 Cuenca, Ecuador 54.8
210 Brooklyn, NY, United States 54.5
211 St.Catharines, Canada 54.4
212 Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina 54.4
213 Belfast, United Kingdom 54.4
214 Glasgow, United Kingdom 54.3
215 Denver, CO, United States 54.3
216 Constanta, Romania 54.2
217 Stockholm, Sweden 53.9
218 Windsor, Canada 53.9
219 Edmonton, Canada 53.7
220 St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 53.7
221 Skopje, North Macedonia 53.7
222 Nashville, TN, United States 53.6
223 Gold Coast, Australia 53.5
224 Yekaterinburg, Russia 53.5
225 Kolkata, India 53.4
226 Gothenburg, Sweden 53.4
227 Beirut, Lebanon 53.1
228 Charlotte, NC, United States 53
229 Tampa, FL, United States 53
230 Lucknow (Lakhnau), India 53
231 Bologna, Italy 52.7
232 Moncton, Canada 52.6
233 Istanbul, Turkey 52.4
234 Honolulu, HI, United States 52.4
235 Bordeaux, France 52.4
236 Novosibirsk, Russia 52.3
237 Tunis, Tunisia 52.1
238 Liverpool, United Kingdom 52.1
239 Monterrey, Mexico 52.1
240 Panama City, Panama 52.1
241 Richmond, VA, United States 52
242 Bali, Indonesia 51.8
243 Kharkiv, Ukraine 51.7
244 Newcastle, Australia 51.7
245 San Jose, CA, United States 51.7
246 Auckland, New Zealand 51.6
247 Indore, India 51.6
248 Cincinnati, OH, United States 51.5
249 Columbus, OH, United States 51.4
250 Milan, Italy 51.1
251 San Antonio, TX, United States 50.9
252 Craiova, Romania 50.8
253 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 50.8
254 Saskatoon, Canada 50.6
255 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 50.5
256 New York, NY, United States 50.5
257 Rawalpindi, Pakistan 50.3
258 Florianopolis, Brazil 50.1
259 Sacramento, CA, United States 50.1
260 Cairo, Egypt 50
261 Toulouse, France 50
262 Barcelona, Spain 49.6
263 Nottingham, United Kingdom 49.5
264 Bari, Italy 49.3
265 Rennes, France 48.9
266 Orlando, FL, United States 48.9
267 Cebu, Philippines 48.8
268 Asuncion, Paraguay 48.6
269 Wollongong, Australia 48.6
270 Dallas, TX, United States 48.3
271 Nanaimo, BC, Canada 48.2
272 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 48.2
273 Algiers, Algeria 48.1
274 Tucson, AZ, United States 47.7
275 Hamilton, New Zealand 47.7
276 Lille, France 47.7
277 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 47.6
278 Dublin, Ireland 47.6
279 Turin, Italy 47.6
280 Jakarta, Indonesia 47.5
281 Los Angeles, CA, United States 47.5
282 Regina, Canada 47.3
283 Dnipro, Ukraine 47.2
284 Seattle, WA, United States 46.9
285 London, Canada 46.9
286 Miami, FL, United States 46.8
287 Ballarat, Australia 46.7
288 Phoenix, AZ, United States 46.7
289 Rome, Italy 46.7
290 Bilbao, Spain 46.5
291 Thessaloniki, Greece 46.5
292 Odessa (Odesa), Ukraine 46.4
293 Johor Bahru, Malaysia 46.4
294 Bangalore, India 46.2
295 London, United Kingdom 46.2
296 Drogheda, Ireland 46.2
297 Lyon, France 46.1
298 Amadora, Portugal 45.5
299 Brussels, Belgium 45.5
300 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 45.4
301 Karachi, Pakistan 45.1
302 Brampton, Canada 45
303 Casablanca, Morocco 44.9
304 Manchester, United Kingdom 44.9
305 Gurgaon, India 44.8
306 Kamloops, Canada 44.7
307 Hamilton, Canada 44.7
308 Portland, OR, United States 44.6
309 Noida, India 44.6
310 Minneapolis, MN, United States 44.6
311 Medellin, Colombia 44.6
312 Montevideo, Uruguay 44.4
313 Las Vegas, NV, United States 44.3
314 Malmo, Sweden 44.2
315 San Jose, Costa Rica 44.2
316 Athens, Greece 44.2
317 Tehran, Iran 44.1
318 Cancun, Mexico 44.1
319 Phnom Penh, Cambodia 43.9
320 Geelong, Australia 43.7
321 Klang, Malaysia 43.3
322 Paris, France 43
323 Minsk, Belarus 43
324 Jacksonville, FL, United States 42.9
325 Louisville, KY, United States 42.8
326 Oshawa, Canada 41.9
327 Grenoble, France 41.7
328 Townsville, Australia 41.5
329 Kansas City, MO, United States 41.4
330 Indianapolis, IN, United States 41.4
331 Toowoomba, Australia 41.1
332 Nairobi, Kenya 41
333 Delhi, India 40.9
334 Winnipeg, Canada 40.9
335 Puebla, Mexico 40.9
336 Sault Ste. Marie, Canada 40.79
337 Baghdad, Iraq 40.70
338 Nice, France 40.20
339 Brasilia, Brazil 39.9
340 Washington, DC, United States 39.9
341 Ghaziabad, India 39.5
342 Harare, Zimbabwe 39.4
343 Sudbury, Canada 39.4
344 Liege, Belgium 39.4
345 San Francisco, CA, United States 38.9
346 Red Deer, Canada 38.9
347 Darwin, Australia 38.6
348 Santiago, Chile 38.5
349 Montpellier, France 38.5
350 Cordoba, Argentina 38.4
351 Kelowna, Canada 38.4
352 Anchorage, AK, United States 38.1
353 Quito, Ecuador 38.1
354 Cairns, Australia 37.9
355 Curitiba, Brazil 37.9
356 Naples, Italy 37.70
357 Nantes, France 37.4
358 Tripoli, Libya 37.4
359 Guadalajara, Mexico 37.4
360 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 37.29
361 Birmingham, United Kingdom 37.20
362 Buenos Aires, Argentina 37.1
363 Male, Maldives 37
364 Lethbridge, AB, Canada 37
365 Almaty, Kazakhstan 36.9
366 Quezon City, Philippines 36.79
367 Surrey, Canada 36.70
368 Dhaka, Bangladesh 36.6
369 Belo Horizonte, Brazil 36.29
370 Charleroi, Belgium 36.29
371 Atlanta, GA, United States 36.20
372 Houston, TX, United States 36.1
373 Catania, Italy 35.70
374 Cleveland, OH, United States 35.70
375 Guatemala City, Guatemala 35.4
376 Marseille, France 35.4
377 Manila, Philippines 34.9
378 Coventry, United Kingdom 34.9
379 Philadelphia, PA, United States 34.6
380 Chicago, IL, United States 34.20
381 San Salvador, El Salvador 34.20
382 Bogota, Colombia 34
383 Campinas, Brazil 33.5
384 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 32.70
385 Lagos, Nigeria 32.5
386 Milwaukee, WI, United States 32.4
387 Oakland, CA, United States 32.29
388 Rockhampton, Australia 32.1
389 New Orleans, LA, United States 32.1
390 San Juan, Puerto Rico 32
391 Mexico City, Mexico 31.9
392 Windhoek, Namibia 31.1
393 Bradford, United Kingdom 30.7
394 Damascus, Syria 30
395 Cali, Colombia 29.7
396 Kingston, Jamaica 29.5
397 Saint Louis, MO, United States 29.5
398 Lima, Peru 29.4
399 Sao Paulo, Brazil 29.3
400 Guayaquil, Ecuador 28.2
401 Tijuana, Mexico 28.2
402 Albuquerque, NM, United States 28.1
403 Porto Alegre, Brazil 27.9
404 Preston, United Kingdom 26.8
405 Cape Town, South Africa 26.4
406 Detroit, MI, United States 25.8
407 Memphis, TN, United States 24.7
408 Rosario, Argentina 24.5
409 Baltimore, MD, United States 24.2
410 Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago 23.8
411 Recife, Brazil 23.7
412 Port Elizabeth, South Africa 23.7
413 Salvador, Brazil 23.3
414 Natal, Brazil 23
415 Fortaleza, Brazil 22.9
416 Alice Springs, Australia 22.7
417 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22.3
418 Kabul, Afghanistan 19.89
419 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 19.60
420 San Pedro Sula, Honduras 19.3
421 Johannesburg, South Africa 19.2
422 Durban, South Africa 19
423 Pretoria, South Africa 18.10
424 Caracas, Venezuela 16.60

In conclusion, identifying the safest cities in the world requires considering various factors, such as crime rates, infrastructure, social stability, and economic conditions. Cities that prioritize the safety and well-being of their residents by investing in education, health care, and community-building perform well in rankings. In addition to contributing to lower crime rates and excellent overall safety in a city, proactive policing strategies, effective crime prevention programs, and strict firearms control laws can also reduce crime rates. Ultimately, the safest cities provide residents with a high quality of life and a sense of security, which can be achieved by combining social, economic, and political factors.

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