Safest Cities In The World of March 2023

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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Safest Cities In The World

How can we measure the safety of a city?

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