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Mercer 2016 Quality of Living Survey Personal Safety Ranking
Rank 2016
City
Country
1
LUXEMBOURG
LUXEMBOURG
2
BERN
SWITZERLAND
2
HELSINKI
FINLAND
2
ZURICH
SWITZERLAND
5
VIENNA
AUSTRIA
6
GENEVA
SWITZERLAND
6
STOCKHOLM
SWEDEN
8
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE
9
AUCKLAND
NEW ZEALAND
9
WELLINGTON
NEW ZEALAND
11
COPENHAGEN
DENMARK
11
DUSSELDORF
GERMANY
11
FRANKFURT
GERMANY
11
MUNICH
GERMANY
11
NURNBERG
GERMANY
16
AMSTERDAM
NETHERLANDS
16
CALGARY
CANADA
16
MONTREAL
CANADA
16
OTTAWA
CANADA
16
STUTTGART
GERMANY
16
TORONTO
CANADA
16
VANCOUVER
CANADA
23
ABU DHABI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
24
OSLO
NORWAY
25
CANBERRA
AUSTRALIA
25
MELBOURNE
AUSTRALIA
25
PERTH
AUSTRALIA
25
SYDNEY
AUSTRALIA
29
MUSCAT
OMAN
30
DUBLIN
IRELAND
31
LJUBLJANA
SLOVENIA
32
KOBE
JAPAN
32
NAGOYA
JAPAN
32
OSAKA
JAPAN
32
TOKYO
JAPAN
32
YOKOHAMA
JAPAN
37
BERLIN
GERMANY
37
HAMBURG
GERMANY
37
HONG KONG
HONG KONG
40
DUBAI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
41
BRUSSELS
BELGIUM
41
POINTE-A-PITRE
GUADELOUPE
43
LEIPZIG
GERMANY
44
ABERDEEN
UNITED KINGDOM
44
EDINBURGH
UNITED KINGDOM
44
GLASGOW
UNITED KINGDOM
47
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
BRUNEI
47
LIMASSOL
CYPRUS
49
PRAGUE
CZECH REPUBLIC
50
BRATISLAVA
SLOVAKIA
51
ADELAIDE
AUSTRALIA
51
BRISBANE
AUSTRALIA
53
VILNIUS
LITHUANIA
54
BIRMINGHAM
UNITED KINGDOM
54
CHICAGO, IL
UNITED STATES
54
HONOLULU, HI
UNITED STATES
54
HOUSTON, TX
UNITED STATES
54
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
UNITED STATES
59
LISBON
PORTUGAL
59
PORT LOUIS
MAURITIUS
61
WROCLAW
POLAND
62
LYON
FRANCE
63
MILAN
ITALY
64
BARCELONA
SPAIN
64
BELFAST
UNITED KINGDOM
66
TALLINN
ESTONIA
66
WARSAW
POLAND
68
NASSAU
BAHAMAS
68
VICTORIA
SEYCHELLES
70
DOHA
QATAR
71
PARIS
FRANCE
72
BOSTON, MA
UNITED STATES
72
LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM
72
LOS ANGELES, CA
UNITED STATES
72
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
UNITED STATES
72
NEW YORK CITY, NY
UNITED STATES
72
PITTSBURGH, PA
UNITED STATES
2
78
TAIPEI
TAIWAN
79
BUCHAREST
ROMANIA
79
JOHOR BAHRU
MALAYSIA
79
ZAGREB
CROATIA
82
RIGA
LATVIA
82
ROME
ITALY
84
MADRID
SPAIN
85
DALLAS, TX
UNITED STATES
85
MIAMI, FL
UNITED STATES
85
PHILADELPHIA, PA
UNITED STATES
85
SEATTLE, WA
UNITED STATES
85
WASHINGTON, DC
UNITED STATES
90
NOUMEA
NEW CALEDONIA
91
KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA
92
TAICHUNG
TAIWAN
93
BUDAPEST
HUNGARY
94
SAN JUAN
PUERTO RICO
95
BUSAN
SOUTH KOREA
96
MONTEVIDEO
URUGUAY
97
BEIJING
CHINA
97
CHENGDU
CHINA
97
CHONGQING
CHINA
97
GUANGZHOU
CHINA
97
JILIN
CHINA
97
NANJING
CHINA
97
QINGDAO
CHINA
97
SHANGHAI
CHINA
97
SHENYANG
CHINA
97
XIAN
CHINA
107
ATLANTA, GA
UNITED STATES
107
DETROIT, MI
UNITED STATES
107
ST. LOUIS, MO
UNITED STATES
110
KUWAIT CITY
KUWAIT
111
MANAUS
BRAZIL
112
SANTIAGO
CHILE
113
CHENNAI
INDIA
114
SANTO DOMINGO
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
115
HANOI
VIETNAM
115
SEOUL
SOUTH KOREA
117
PANAMA CITY
PANAMA
118
GABORONE
BOTSWANA
118
SOFIA
BULGARIA
120
SHENZHEN
CHINA
3
121
HYDERABAD
INDIA
122
ASUNCION
PARAGUAY
123
BENGALURU
INDIA
124
ATHENS
GREECE
125
HO CHI MINH CITY
VIETNAM
125
LUSAKA
ZAMBIA
127
RABAT
MOROCCO
128
SAN JOSE
COSTA RICA
129
AMMAN
JORDAN
129
PUNE
INDIA
131
BELGRADE
SERBIA
131
KOLKATA
INDIA
131
SARAJEVO
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
134
BRASILIA
BRAZIL
135
DJIBOUTI
DJIBOUTI
136
HAVANA
CUBA
137
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA
138
ACCRA
GHANA
139
MONTERREY
MEXICO
140
BLANTYRE
MALAWI
141
PORT OF SPAIN
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
142
NEW DELHI
INDIA
143
LIBREVILLE
GABON
144
TUNIS
TUNISIA
145
WINDHOEK
NAMIBIA
146
BUENOS AIRES
ARGENTINA
146
MANAGUA
NICARAGUA
146
VIENTIANE
LAOS, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
149
MUMBAI
INDIA
150
SKOPJE
MACEDONIA
151
MAPUTO
MOZAMBIQUE
152
MANAMA
BAHRAIN
153
COLOMBO
SRI LANKA
153
LIMA
PERU
155
JEDDAH
SAUDI ARABIA
155
RIYADH
SAUDI ARABIA
157
CASABLANCA
MOROCCO
158
DAKAR
SENEGAL
159
LA PAZ
BOLIVIA
160
KIGALI
RWANDA
161
QUITO
ECUADOR
162
BAKU
AZERBAIJAN
163
BANJUL
GAMBIA
4
163
TIRANA
ALBANIA
165
MEXICO CITY
MEXICO
166
KAMPALA
UGANDA
166
YEREVAN
ARMENIA
168
DOUALA
CAMEROON
168
YAOUNDE
CAMEROON
170
CAPE TOWN
SOUTH AFRICA
171
MINSK
BELARUS
172
JAKARTA
INDONESIA
173
BANGKOK
THAILAND
174
COTONOU
BENIN
175
ALMATY
KAZAKHSTAN
175
LUANDA
ANGOLA
177
DAR ES SALAAM
TANZANIA
178
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
179
TBILISI
GEORGIA
180
NIAMEY
NIGER
181
SAN SALVADOR
EL SALVADOR
182
ASHGABAT
TURKMENISTAN
182
MANILA
PHILIPPINES
184
TEL AVIV
ISRAEL
185
RIO DE JANEIRO
BRAZIL
186
GUATEMALA CITY
GUATEMALA
187
ANTANANARIVO
MADAGASCAR
187
LOME
TOGO
189
KIEV
UKRAINE
189
YANGON
MYANMAR
191
BOGOTA
COLOMBIA
192
SAO PAULO
BRAZIL
193
OUAGADOUGOU
BURKINA FASO
194
ALGIERS
ALGIERIA
194
DUSHANBE
TAJIKISTAN
194
TASHKENT
UZBEKISTAN
197
ADDIS ABABA
ETHIOPIA
197
ST. PETERSBURG
RUSSIA
199
KINGSTON
JAMAICA
200
TEHRAN
IRAN
201
TEGUCIGALPA
HONDURAS
202
ISTANBUL
TURKEY
203
NOUAKCHOTT
MAURITANIA
204
PHNOM PENH
CAMBODIA
205
HARARE
ZIMBABWE
206
MOSCOW
RUSSIA
5
207
BRAZZAVILLE
CONGO
208
ABIDJAN
COTE D'IVOIRE
209
DHAKA
BANGLADESH
210
BISHKEK
KYRGYZSTAN
211
PORT AU PRINCE
HAITI
212
BAMAKO
MALI
213
BEIRUT
LEBANON
214
CARACAS
215
N'DJAMENA
VENEZUELA CHAD
216
ABUJA
NIGERIA
216
CAIRO
EGYPT
218
ISLAMABAD
PAKISTAN
218
LAGOS
NIGERIA
218
LAHORE
PAKISTAN
218
TRIPOLI
LIBYA
222
KHARTOUM
SUDAN
223
CONAKRY
GUINEA REPUBLIC
224
NAIROBI
KENYA
225
KARACHI
PAKISTAN
226
KINSHASA
DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO
227
BANGUI
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
228
SANA'A
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
229
DAMASCUS
SYRIA
230
BAGHDAD
IRAQ
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