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Safest cities in the Mundevo index
Catalog ranked by safety index (0–100, higher = safer). Combines crime, civil stability, and street-level safety signals.
Why this list matters
Safety is a hard filter for families with kids, women travelling solo, and anyone moving from a high-trust home country. The composite captures crime levels, civil stability, and street-level safety perception — it's not the same as the homicide rate alone.
Read the score in bands: above 80 is excellent, 65-80 is solid, below 60 means specific neighborhoods matter more than the city average.
Ranked descending by safety index, a 0–100 composite of crime stats, civil-stability indicators, and street-level safety signals. Higher is safer.
| # | City | Safety | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 88/100 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2 |  SingaporeSingapore | 88/100 | Singapore |
| 3 |  TaipeiTaiwan | 88/100 | Taiwan |
| 4 | Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates | 87/100 | United Arab Emirates |
| 5 |  TokyoJapan | 85/100 | Japan |
| 6 |  ZurichSwitzerland | 85/100 | Switzerland |
| 7 |  TallinnEstonia | 82/100 | Estonia |
| 8 |  SeoulSouth Korea | 82/100 | South Korea |
| 9 |  Hong KongHong Kong | 82/100 | Hong Kong |
| 10 |  PortoPortugal | 80/100 | Portugal |
| 11 |  MunichGermany | 80/100 | Germany |
| 12 | OsakaJapan | 80/100 | Japan |
| 13 | LisbonPortugal | 78/100 | Portugal |
| 14 |  AmsterdamNetherlands | 78/100 | Netherlands |
| 15 |  ViennaAustria | 78/100 | Austria |
| 16 |  OsloNorway | 78/100 | Norway |
| 17 |  BudapestHungary | 78/100 | Hungary |
| 18 | SalzburgAustria | 78/100 | Austria |
| 19 | BusanSouth Korea | 78/100 | South Korea |
| 20 |  RiyadhSaudi Arabia | 76/100 | Saudi Arabia |
| 21 |  CopenhagenDenmark | 75/100 | Denmark |
| 22 |  WarsawPoland | 75/100 | Poland |
| 23 |  Cluj-NapocaRomania | 75/100 | Romania |
| 24 |  BrnoCzech Republic | 75/100 | Czech Republic |
| 25 | JeddahSaudi Arabia | 74/100 | Saudi Arabia |
| 26 |  ShanghaiChina | 74/100 | China |
| 27 | KrakowPoland | 74/100 | Poland |
| 28 | PragueCzech Republic | 72/100 | Czech Republic |
| 29 |  ValenciaSpain | 72/100 | Spain |
| 30 | BeijingChina | 72/100 | China |
| 31 | GenevaSwitzerland | 72/100 | Switzerland |
| 32 | DebrecenHungary | 72/100 | Hungary |
| 33 | MadridSpain | 70/100 | Spain |
| 34 |  StockholmSweden | 70/100 | Sweden |
| 35 |  MontrealCanada | 70/100 | Canada |
| 36 |  Tel AvivIsrael | 70/100 | Israel |
| 37 | BucharestRomania | 68/100 | Romania |
| 38 |  WellingtonNew Zealand | 68/100 | New Zealand |
| 39 |  Chiang MaiThailand | 68/100 | Thailand |
| 40 | BerlinGermany | 65/100 | Germany |
| 41 | HamburgGermany | 65/100 | Germany |
| 42 |  MelbourneAustralia | 65/100 | Australia |
| 43 |  EdinburghUnited Kingdom | 65/100 | United Kingdom |
| 44 | FrankfurtGermany | 65/100 | Germany |
| 45 | VancouverCanada | 65/100 | Canada |
| 46 | BrisbaneAustralia | 65/100 | Australia |
| 47 | SydneyAustralia | 62/100 | Australia |
| 48 |  BaliIndonesia | 62/100 | Indonesia |
| 49 | BarcelonaSpain | 60/100 | Spain |
| 50 | LondonUnited Kingdom | 60/100 | United Kingdom |
| 51 |  DublinIreland | 60/100 | Ireland |
| 52 |  Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam | 60/100 | Vietnam |
| 53 |  AustinUnited States | 60/100 | United States |
| 54 |  LyonFrance | 60/100 | France |
| 55 | RotterdamNetherlands | 60/100 | Netherlands |
| 56 |  AnkaraTurkey | 60/100 | Turkey |
| 57 | AucklandNew Zealand | 60/100 | New Zealand |
| 58 | TorontoCanada | 58/100 | Canada |
| 59 |  AthensGreece | 58/100 | Greece |
| 60 |  Kuala LumpurMalaysia | 58/100 | Malaysia |
| 61 |  MarrakechMorocco | 58/100 | Morocco |
| 62 |  FlorenceItaly | 58/100 | Italy |
| 63 | New YorkUnited States | 55/100 | United States |
| 64 | RomeItaly | 55/100 | Italy |
| 65 | MiamiUnited States | 55/100 | United States |
| 66 |  BangaloreIndia | 55/100 | India |
| 67 | SeattleUnited States | 55/100 | United States |
| 68 |  AntwerpBelgium | 55/100 | Belgium |
| 69 |  CairoEgypt | 55/100 | Egypt |
| 70 | CorkIreland | 55/100 | Ireland |
| 71 | PenangMalaysia | 55/100 | Malaysia |
| 72 | MumbaiIndia | 54/100 | India |
| 73 | HanoiVietnam | 54/100 | Vietnam |
| 74 | ThessalonikiGreece | 53/100 | Greece |
| 75 | BangkokThailand | 52/100 | Thailand |
| 76 | IstanbulTurkey | 52/100 | Turkey |
| 77 | AlexandriaEgypt | 52/100 | Egypt |
| 78 | GothenburgSweden | 52/100 | Sweden |
| 79 | ManchesterUnited Kingdom | 50/100 | United Kingdom |
| 80 | MilanItaly | 50/100 | Italy |
| 81 |  MedellinColombia | 50/100 | Colombia |
| 82 | ParisFrance | 48/100 | France |
| 83 | BrusselsBelgium | 48/100 | Belgium |
| 84 | Los AngelesUnited States | 48/100 | United States |
| 85 | CasablancaMorocco | 46/100 | Morocco |
| 86 | San FranciscoUnited States | 45/100 | United States |
| 87 | ChicagoUnited States | 45/100 | United States |
| 88 |  ArequipaPeru | 45/100 | Peru |
| 89 | JakartaIndonesia | 45/100 | Indonesia |
| 90 |  São PauloBrazil | 42/100 | Brazil |
| 91 |  CebuPhilippines | 42/100 | Philippines |
| 92 |  CordobaArgentina | 42/100 | Argentina |
| 93 | DelhiIndia | 42/100 | India |
| 94 | Buenos AiresArgentina | 38/100 | Argentina |
| 95 |  GuadalajaraMexico | 36/100 | Mexico |
| 96 | Mexico CityMexico | 35/100 | Mexico |
| 97 |  SantiagoChile | 35/100 | Chile |
| 98 | ManilaPhilippines | 35/100 | Philippines |
| 99 | ValparaisoChile | 32/100 | Chile |
| 100 | LimaPeru | 30/100 | Peru |
| 101 |  Cape TownSouth Africa | 30/100 | South Africa |
| 102 | BogotaColombia | 28/100 | Colombia |
| 103 | Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 22/100 | Brazil |
| 104 | JohannesburgSouth Africa | 18/100 | South Africa |
The top three, in context
Dubai's safety score reflects an unusually low petty-crime environment driven by strong enforcement and an expat-heavy demographic. Civil-liberty considerations sit outside the safety axis but matter for some movers.
Singapore consistently tops global safety rankings — visible policing, strong civil institutions, low petty crime. The flip side is the surveillance footprint (CCTV density, strict drug laws); read this as a feature or a bug depending on your priors.
City-level scores hide huge neighborhood variation. New York's score (mid-50s) is dragged down by certain neighborhoods that no relocator would live in; Manhattan below 96th feels closer to a 70+. Always cross-check with neighborhood-specific data.
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