Travel to the safest cities in the world Posted on 30 August 2019 Tags:Japan, safety, tourist, travel The Economist media group has released its Safe Cities Index 2019. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which conducts research and analysis on countries and industries, analysed data from 60 countries based on 57 safety indicators. The safety of each city was judged according to criteria within the categories of digital, health, infrastructural and personal safety. Tokyo, Japan. Image: Unsplash This year’s overall winner for the safest city in the world is Tokyo, which featured in the top five of each safety category. Singapore, in 2nd place, was hot on its heels but only featured in three of the four categories. Of the four African cities to feature on the index, Johannesburg had the highest ranking (44th) ahead of Casablanca (54th), Cairo (55th) and Lagos squeezing in right at the end to claim the final spot on the Safe Cities Index. Here are the top 10 safest cities in the world. Tokyo, Japan View this post on Instagram A post shared by Justin Fox (@justinfoxafrica) on Apr 17, 2019 at 11:41pm PDT Singapore View this post on Instagram A post shared by @gr00vebeer on Aug 29, 2019 at 6:47am PDT Osaka, Japan View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tat | Tokyo 🇯🇵 (@_deepsky) on Mar 30, 2018 at 7:07am PDT Amsterdam, Netherlands View this post on Instagram A post shared by Victoria Santinelli (@victoriasantinelli) on Aug 27, 2019 at 2:36am PDT Sydney, Australia View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carl | Travel (@carlholman) on Aug 30, 2019 at 12:13am PDT Toronto, Canada View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adam (@adam.jagielnik) on Aug 22, 2019 at 8:10am PDT Washington DC, USA View this post on Instagram A post shared by Giordano Sosa Soto (@sosagiordano27) on Aug 29, 2019 at 8:04pm PDT Copenhagen, Denmark View this post on Instagram A post shared by ka_abroad 🌎 (@ka_abroad) on Aug 29, 2019 at 1:38pm PDT Seoul, South Korea View this post on Instagram A post shared by 其雲 Kelculator Travelogue (@kelculator) on Aug 29, 2019 at 11:34pm PDT Melbourne, Australia View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stephanie X (@melbournesights) on Aug 29, 2019 at 2:49am PDT Related Posts Rahiem Johnson: Why representation in travel matters 27 March 2023 Founded by Rahiem Johnson, Tray Table Seat Back is a Black-owned travel business that aims... read more 7 great spots to picnic near Cape Town 1 November 2022 Looking for somewhere to kick your feet up and embrace the warm days in Cape... read more 6 best beach campsites in SA 14 June 2022 From bucket-and-spade seaside spots to rugged and remote coastal coves, we’ve got your camping weekends covered.... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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