Abu Dhabi first in 9 safest cities of the world in 2017

Numbeo came out with safety indices for 2017 and UAE has the best safety score in the world

Last updated: October 10, 2018 | 21:37

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Numbeo is a website that curates and collates user generated data to come out with life indices across the world. We looked through their safety indices for the year and Abu Dhabi in the UAE was ranked as the safest in the world. Dubai comes close behind at a low crime index of 19.52.

Safest in the world

Rank City (Country) Crime Index Safety Index

1 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 13.54 86.46 2 Basel, Switzerland 16.34 83.66 3 Munich, Germany 16.4 83.6 4 Singapore, Singapore 16.9 83.1 5 Quebec City, Canada 17.08 82.92 6 Taipei, Taiwan 17.38 82.62 7 Boise, ID, United States 17.71 82.29 8 Bern, Switzerland 18.47 81.53 9 Zurich, Switzerland 18.67 81.33

Dhaka (Bangladesh) was given the tag of the most dangerous city in Asia while San Pedro Sula (Honduras) got ranked as the most dangerous city in the world.

Safest in Asia

Rank City (Country) Crime Index Safety Index

1 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 13.54 86.46 2 Singapore, Singapore 16.9 83.1 3 Taipei, Taiwan 17.38 82.62 4 Tokyo, Japan 19.38 80.62 5 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 19.52 80.48 6 Hong Kong, Hong Kong 20.07 79.93 7 Osaka, Japan 20.13 79.87 8 Tbilisi, Georgia 20.37 79.63 9 Bursa, Turkey 21.12 78.88

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