In these troubled times it never hurts to be prepared, especially when it comes to where you’re travelling in the world. That is why we were thrilled to see that The Economist had released a list of the top 10 safest cities in the world based on personal, digital, health and infrastructure security. Here are the very proud winners:
1. Tokyo, Japan
Although it’s a complicated scoring process, Tokyo – rather unsurprisingly – came first in the running with a score of 89.8. This was based on the fact that they rank the highest in the world for digital security, second for health, fourth for personal safety and twelfth for infrastructure.
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2. Singapore
Coming in a close second was Singapore with 89.64, who actually rank first for infrastructure and personal safety. This is largely thanks to their impressive network of security cameras that help to solve thousands of crimes every year.
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3. Osaka, Japan
With a score of 88.87, Osaka are actually leaps and bounds ahead of the competition when it comes to health security. They are also ranked very highly for personal security due to their low crime rates.
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4. Toronto, Canada
There has to be a reason so many people want to move to Canada (aside from their beautiful landscapes and nice people). If you take this list in to consideration it could be their overall score of 87.36 which is largely thanks to impressive rankings in digital and personal security.
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5. Melbourne, Australia
The first of two Australian cities on this list, Melbourne scored considerably well in all four security criteria rankings with an overall score of 87.30. This is particularly due to its superb public transport service.
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6. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Despite what you might presume about Amsterdam (with its debaucherous reputation), it scored exceptionally high in 3 out of four of the main criteria earning itself a score of 87.26 with a particularly impressive ranking in digital security.
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7. Sydney, Australia
One of only two countries to boast more than one high-scoring city in the top ten, Australia is proving itself an idyllic place to live. With a score of 86.74 Sydney can count itself very impressive when it comes to health and infrastructure security.
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8. Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm has actually fallen some way from its 2015 placing of fourth with a score of 86.72. However, they still place solidly on the leader board with great scores in infrastructure and personal security.
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9. Hong Kong
It would seem that Hong Kong is the place you want to be if you’re particularly worried about your personal and digital security with a great score of 86.22.
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10. Zurich. Switzerland
Unsurprisingly the tranquil Swiss lifestyle in Zurich rated very highly with a score of 85.20, wherein they were actually placed fourth in the whole world for health and tenth for infrastructure security due to their highly-commended transport system.
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