Revealed: The world’s safest and most dangerous cities

Tokyo, the world’s safest city, says the Economist. Photo Credit: ScottPocockvsTheWorld/Getty Images

A new list ranking the world’s cities by safety has been released, with places scored across four different criteria to determine how dangerous they are.

The report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, entitled the Safe Cities Index 2017, scored cities on their digital security, health security, infrastructure security and personal security, which combined to create each one’s overall ranking.

Karachi in Pakistan was deemed the most dangerous using the index’s criteria. It was followed by Yangon in Myanmar, Dhaka in Bangladesh, Jakarta in Indonesia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

At the other end of the spectrum, Tokyo held onto the top spot for the second time running, and second place went to Singapore. 

Osaka, Toronto and Melbourne were third, fourth and fifth respectively. The study says digital security relates to smart city technology and how well protected it is. 

The report, The Independent says, uses the example of San Francisco. In November last year hackers attacked the city’s transport system computers and encrypted all the data, demanding a ransom for its return. “This type of incident is bound to become more frequent,” says the report. 

“As ‘smart cities’ connect their infrastructure to broadband Internet, wirelessly enabled sensors, big data and analytics, they are becoming more vulnerable to cyber-attack if security measures are not widely implemented.”

The 10 safest cities
1. Tokyo: 89.80
2. Singapore: 89.64
3. Osaka: 88.87
4. Toronto: 87.36
5. Melbourne: 87.30
6. Amsterdam: 87.26
7. Sydney: 86.74
8. Stockholm: 86.72
9. Hong Kong: 86.22
10. Zurich: 85.20

The 10 most dangerous cities
51. Cairo: 58.33
52. Tehran: 56.49
53. Quito: 56.39
54. Caracas: 55.22
55. Manila: 54.86
56. Ho Chi Minh City: 54.33
57. Jakarta: 53.39
58. Dhaka: 47.37
59. Yangon: 46.47
60. Karachi: 38.77

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