Which is the safest major city in the world?

[CanadianDemon]

Originally Posted by Dahlis

Exploding nuclear powerplants and earthquakes makes Tokyo unsafe.

Nuclear Power Plants don't explode.

Also, IT'S TORONTO!

[Dimethyltryptamine]

Lol it's always Toronto with you

[Dahlis]

Originally Posted by CanadianDemon

Nuclear Power Plants don't explode.

Also, IT'S TORONTO!

There where explosions at the Fukushima plant so you know what i mean.

[the spliff fairy]

coming from a Londoner:

London has a very low murder rate, this is due to some of the strictest firearms laws in the world, not to mention offensive weapons (knives over a certain length, and lockblades are actually illegal in the country - you can be prosecuted for carrying one).

Saying that the city (and UK as a whole) has one of the highest violent crime rates in the world (more than US or South Africa) - we have 7x the recorded crime rate of NYC. Drunkenness is a major factor, especially outside London many provincial towns and cities are aggressive and rowdy places come nightfall. Drugs and sex crimes are also quite high in the capital, and for teenagers, robbery is very high both for perpetrators and victims with many people now carrying valuable items as per norm such as smart phones, ipads, cameras etc.

Saying that there are no "no-go" areas in the city, at anytime day or night unlike other cities of its size in the Western world. Much of the crime is committed in nightlife and shopping districts which are full to capacity with safe crowds at all times, some of the most expensive and poshest areas of London - eg Westminster - are also some of the ones with the highest crime rates.

[FML]

Originally Posted by Dahlis

There where explosions at the Fukushima plant so you know what i mean.

But you do know Fukushima and Tokyo are different cities, right?

Of course, thanks to the accident, the current radiation level in Tokyo is terrifyingly high:
Tokyo - 0.109 microsieverts/hour
NYC - 0.095
London - 0.08
So unsafe, isn't it? (Let's ignore the fact Hong Kong is 0.14, higher than Tokyo.)

[-Corey-]

Originally Posted by CarltonHill

ASIA: Tokyo
AMERICAS: Santiago

In the Americas that could be Toronto, then New York City for a city of its size.

[DanielFigFoz]

Originally Posted by Matematik

It strikes me that what keeps London safe is a relatively efficient police force (for the most part) and arguably some of the strictest firearms laws in the world.

It seems London's relatively safety is not down to having a particularly civilised population, but rather a population that is controlled, watched closely and effectively live in a mini-police state where police have enacted an aggressive policy of stop-and-search reminisant of some American cities.

For those who know London, would you say this is accurate?

No I wouldn't. They do stop and search, but its not like a police state


And I don't see what the riots have do do with anything, they lasted for a while, but stuff happens in every city, nor were they as bad as the media wanted people to think. For the most part the city continued as normal

[Matematik]

Originally Posted by DanielFigFoz

but stuff happens in every city, nor were they as bad as the media wanted people to think. For the most part the city continued as normal

Not sure about that. From the reports I read they were a pretty exceptional event and easily some of the worst riots Europe has seen in the past decade.

Likewise, large sections of London apparently were in effective lock-down and normal life pretty much stopped for the duration of the rioting.

[Dragoona]

Originally Posted by Matematik

Not sure about that. From the reports I read they were a pretty exceptional event and easily some of the worst riots Europe has seen in the past decade.

Likewise, large sections of London apparently were in effective lock-down and normal life pretty much stopped for the duration of the rioting.

it really wasnt that exciting only a minor skirmish and letting off a bit of steam i mean only 3 people died!Thats a pathetic amount, in proper riots like our volatile american cousins indulge in like the la riots a good number often in the hundreds perish..theyre so much more ambitious than we are

[Chicagoago]

Originally Posted by Dragoona

it really wasnt that exciting only a minor skirmish and letting off a bit of steam i mean only 3 people died!Thats a pathetic amount, in proper riots like our volatile american cousins indulge in like the la riots a good number often in the hundreds perish..theyre so much more ambitious than we are

That was one huge event 20 years ago in which 50 died. There are never riots in American cities where hundreds die.

[Dahlis]

Originally Posted by FML

But you do know Fukushima and Tokyo are different cities, right?

Of course, thanks to the accident, the current radiation level in Tokyo is terrifyingly high:
Tokyo - 0.109 microsieverts/hour
NYC - 0.095
London - 0.08
So unsafe, isn't it? (Let's ignore the fact Hong Kong is 0.14, higher than Tokyo.)

Yes and you do know of the plans to evacuate Tokyo that luckily never had to be put to use right.

[LADEN]

Kigali, Rwanda

[nomarandlee]

Kingston

[city_thing]

Anyone suggesting London or Toronto should really visit an East Asian city. You can walk around all areas of Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul or Singapore at night and feel perfectly safe. You don't even spare a thought for your safety.

Kuala Lumpur is also safe but it has a lot more visible vice than other capitals in the region, same goes for Jakarta and Bangkok. You're more likely to get swindled than stabbed by some drunk though.

[earthJoker]

Originally Posted by CanadianDemon

Nuclear Power Plants don't explode.

Of course they can, but this is of topic anyway.

[Jonesy55]

I'm thinking this thread will descend into CvC soon......

[Matematik]

Originally Posted by Dragoona

it really wasnt that exciting only a minor skirmish and letting off a bit of steam i mean only 3 people died!Thats a pathetic amount, in proper riots like our volatile american cousins indulge in like the la riots a good number often in the hundreds perish..theyre so much more ambitious than we are

Yes, but compared to Europe they were pretty bad. America is packed full of firearms, so it's not a suprise many more died. However, by the standards of a country where hardly anyone has a gun, 5 deaths (not 3) is quite a lot.

[Dragoona]

well 3 people died from a car accident ..more people died in the recent riots in greece and that arab in france murdered more french citizens on his own than the uk 'riots' which were a pretty poor effort really.Take the north africans they really know how to riot properly and efficiently with hundreds dead in each of their respective countries

[Matematik]

Originally Posted by Dragoona

well 3 people died from a car accident ..more people died in the recent riots in greece and that arab in france murdered more french citizens on his own than the uk 'riots' which were a pretty poor effort really.Take the north africans they really know how to riot properly and efficiently with hundreds dead in each of their respective countries

It was hardly an innocent "car accident", three people in Birmingham were murdered by a nut job using a car as a weapon during a riot.

Also, the UK riots went on for a period of 5 days. Show me an example of 5 days rioting in Greece in which 5 people were killed?

Also, how can you compare riots to a terrorist nutjob? A better comparison would be Dereck Bird in Cumbria who shot 12 people a couple of years ago.

[hmueller2]

Afaik Munich is the safest major city in the german speaking area. Second is Vienna. In whole Europe they are probably the safest cities as well.

According to the new Eurostat report (only capital cities are listed)

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cac...-12-006-EN.PDF

London has a murder rate of 1.92 , Berlin 1.93, Vienna 1.07 , Paris 1.4 , Madrid 1.14 , Rome 1.2 , Amsterdam 3.65 (rly?)