The ‘World’s Safest City’ For 2021 Revealed [TOP 10]

The ‘World’s Safest City’ For 2021 Revealed.

Safety has long been a paramount concern for travelers when it comes to deciding which destination to visit.

But the world has been turned on its head in recent years due to the global pandemic and the notion of exactly what makes somewhere “safe” has changed significantly.

This may help to explain the shake up at the top of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Safe Cities Index (SCI,) which ranks 60 international destinations on digital security, health security, infrastructure, personal security, as well as environmental security, a new category for this year.

While Asian cities like Tokyo, Singapore and Osaka have continuously occupied the top spots year after year, it’s a European destination that holds the number one position for 2021.

Copenhagen has been named the world’s safest city for the first time, scoring 82.4 points out of 100 in the annual report.

Denmark’s capital jumped from joint eighth place in 2019 to the top of the list, largely thanks to the introduction of an environmental security section, which the city scored particularly well in, along with personal security.

10. Sweden, Stockholm: The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2021 Safe Cities Index (SCI) ranks 60 destinations across the world for digital security, health security, infrastructure, personal safety, as well as environmental security, a new category for this year. Click through to see which cities made it into the top 10.

9. Melbourne, Australia: The capital of Australia’s Victoria took joint eight place with another Asia Pacific city, scoring 78.6 points overall.

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 8. Hong Kong: Not only did this popular city score joint eighth place, it also topped the infrastructure security category.

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7. Wellington, New Zealand: The capital of New Zealand came in at number seven, and led the environmental security category.

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6. Amsterdam, Netherlands: The Netherlands’ capital was one of just two European cities in the top 10, receiving 79.3 points out of 100.

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5. Tokyo, Japan: 2019 winner Tokyo was fifth on this year’s list, but scored the highest in the health security category.

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4. Sydney, Australia: This iconic city was fourth on the overall list, and received the best score for digital security.

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3. Singapore: Next up is Singapore, which came in second back in 2019, and received 80.7 points overall in the 2021 index.

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2. Toronto, Canada: This vibrant Canadian city is one of six that have never fallen out of the top 10 of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2021 Safe Cities Index.

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