Which is the safest major city in the world?

[Kensingtonian]

Originally Posted by Mr Bricks

Yeah there is nothing to fear in Singapore or Shanghai...except the government.

Exactly. Can't be that safe if you have to fear the government, regardless of murder rate.

And isn't Europe full of pickpockets? Don't know if we're only talking about physical harm, but I wouldn't feel safe having to guard my wallet all the time.

I would think it would be Tokyo or Taipei. Although both are prone to catastrophic natural disasters. Also Taipei has to worry about the threat of invasion from China. There's also Seoul, but again there's North Korea to worry about.

Really it depends on what we include in our definition of safety. The more I think about it, the more I think it's a Canadian city like Toronto or Montreal. No natural disasters to worry about. Very low crime rates. There's a reason you never hear about Canada in the news. Nothing bad happens here.

[Jonesy55]

I've never been pickpocketed in 35 years in Europe, and never feel that I have to guard my wallet. I think "full of pickpockets" would be a huge exaggeration....

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by Skyprince

How about Dubai, Doha ? They are almost perfectly safe ( in terms of crime rate )

For heterosexuals maybe. Homosexuals can be executed for things heterosexual partners engage in every day. Safe? The UAE is one of the most dangerous places on earth for a good 10% of the population.

[-Corey-]

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[hmueller2]

Originally Posted by isaidso

For heterosexuals maybe. Homosexuals can be executed for things heterosexual partners engage in every day. Safe? The UAE is one of the most dangerous places on earth for a good 10% of the population.

Even for heterosexuals it's not very safe.
I know a case of a heterosexual german couple who spent a few days in prison in Dubai for lavish kissing in public...

[Skyprince]

Originally Posted by isaidso

For heterosexuals maybe. Homosexuals can be executed for things heterosexual partners engage in every day. Safe? The UAE is one of the most dangerous places on earth for a good 10% of the population.

Only a handful of such arrests ( less than 10 ? ) a year for 6 million+ tourists and 8 million+ residents, out of which, approx 10% of them are Lgbta ?? So the rate is extremely low.

But driving standard in Dubai is lower than in Europe, Japan or Australia. The Western expats and local Emiratis generally drive better, but I argued alot with taxi drivers who are mostly from South Asia, almost all of them drive like crazy, tail-gate too close from front car and not giving signal when changing lane. This results in relatively higher road fatality rate compared to most developed countries.

[Skyprince]

Originally Posted by hkskyline

Muslim-dominated countries tend to be quite safe, as the consequences of even petty crime are quite dire. I felt no problems walking around in Cairo, although the sheer number of people and intensity of their urban interactions was quite overwhelming.

Agree that Cairo is quite safe ( crime-wise ) but not traffic. One of the worst driving I've seen in my life , and crossing streets is near-suicidal.

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by Skyprince

Only a handful of such arrests ( less than 10 ? ) a year for 6 million+ tourists and 8 million+ residents, out of which, approx 10% of them are Lgbta ?? So the rate is extremely low.

Change the law and I'll change my opinion. Having the possibility of execution hanging over you every day of your existence is not going to make you feel safe no matter what the number of arrests show.

[Kensingtonian]

Originally Posted by isaidso

Change the law and I'll change my opinion. Having the possibility of execution hanging over you every day of your existence is not going to make you feel safe no matter what the number of arrests show.

True, if we consider capital punishment that brings down the East Asian countries that are otherwise fairly advanced. I know it's mostly criminals who have to worry about this. But it's not uncommon for people to be wrongly accused. Especially in China where authorities have been known to beat confessions out of innocent people.

[Copperknickers]

I can hardly imagine living somewhere you can actually feel safe at night. Glasgow is very dangerous, I've lost count of the amount of murders and assaults there have been round my area alone, and I don't even live in the inner city. But tbh I've never really been in a city that was entirely safe, I saw a load of threatening looking junkies in Vancouver for example. I've never been to Germany or East Asia to be fair.

[bayviews]

Without any doubt, Tokyo's enjoys the lowest crime rate of any major city.

Albeit I wouldn't be surprised if very low crime Singapore ranked up their too.

[El_Greco]

Originally Posted by Kensingtonian

Exactly. Can't be that safe if you have to fear the government, regardless of murder rate.

Fear the government? Singapore is highly developed and rich country where poverty is rare. Equally China is fast developing and reforming itself. Not really that many reasons to be upset about. As for visitor theres even less ground to fear the government, unless, of course, you came to cause trouble.

[ranny fash]

Originally Posted by Jonesy55

I've never been pickpocketed in 35 years in Europe, and never feel that I have to guard my wallet. I think "full of pickpockets" would be a huge exaggeration....

You live in Shrewsbury!

I've lived in Nottingham all my life (31 years) and have been mugged, threatened with all sorts, beaten up, and that's not counting the number of times someone has tried to do all these things but failed. Our house was burgled twice when I was a kid, as were most other people's I knew - in pretty safe suburban areas I should add. I've had to rescue my brother from having the shit kicked out of him by a large group of lads who picked on him at random, although that was probably at least 16-17 years ago now. I've learned that anything that isn't nailed to the floor will be stolen quickly.

A few years ago a mate of mine had a group of lads burst into his mum's house and battered him with a crowbar (he was a small-time weed dealer at the time, funnily enough he stopped dealing after that). He chased them off with a golf club. Must have been a right bunch of slapstick scenes there.

When I lived in a shared house in Forest Fields (inner city district) we had windows smashed repeatedly, constant threats on our doorstep, massive brawls on the street outside, several times our street was cordoned off by police(!) and I had to sign in to access the street I was living on! There was a double shooting round the corner. Things went missing from our house a lot. After I moved out my housemates had a party where all their gear (we are all musicians/engineers/producers/artists) was robbed. My mate who I lived with lived before that next to a 24/7 supermarket in the Sneinton area. There was a shootout next door to him once(!)

School was fun. Mortal fear is the best way I can describe it. Having said that, I really don't think my school was all that bad compared to the really bad ones.

I know people who have been stabbed, beaten unconscious, deliberately run over, etc etc, all in my local area. I don't even live in what I would consider a 'rough' area at all, it's actually safe and peaceful!

The most ridiculous part though is what you encounter in town on a friday or saturday night....the behaviour of masses of drunken people never ceases to amaze. LOTS of ridiculous pointless fights and threats everywhere. There is definitely a very 'macho' culture that dominates in my hometown, which I don't like very much but I manage to avoid it for the most part..... I'd like to add that i'm really not intimidated by that kind of thing having long ago got used to the constant fear of violence I had to put up with in 10 years at school, and no longer being small. I accept all of these things are what you have to put up with living in a predominantly post-industrial working class city (don't like those terms but can't think of any better ones!).

I could write more. I don't think this is a particularly unusual set of experiences for a European? Yet still, no question, I don't consider my city to be particularly dangerous at all, it really is quite safe by most standards. One of my mates is from Caracas. He finds it funny when people say Nottingham has a lot of crime! He also never walks around with headphones on or a hood up as a result of being 'Caracasized'! I pretty much feel totally safe walking around except in the worst areas, which are avoided unless necessary. You can tell when there's going to be trouble, so simply avoid it.

Basically mate, to have never been pickpocketed in 35 years in Europe seems to me to be quite an achievement! Well done! But yes, Europe is definitely pretty safe considering.

It all varies though. Calling Europe safe based on Shrewsbury is definitely viewing through rose-tinted shades! And my description of Notts makes it sound fairly dangerous, which it is not really, but someone from Fukuoka, or Busan, or a small town in Minnesota, might find it all a bit intense. I don't really know what to conclude from all of this. Every person has a different story.

[aaabbbccc]

I was very shocked to hear about the crime rate in Fes , Morocco , worst than Casablanca I wonder if other arab cities in arab countries have such high crime rates . Fes recored many murders in 2011 , many of them robberies , drug related and gangs , some were domestics . sad to hear about Fes , morocco which was once a very safe city

[Baleares]

I can say it's Tokyo. It's not just a City but a Mega City. There's no such thing in another country so big and so safe as Tokyo.

[vladanng]

Belgrade, maybe its isnt major city in europe and world, but crime is really really low, for city of 1,7 milion, i mean killings are so rare, there are no danger areas like in other big cities, actually whole Balkan and biggest cities here, are pretty safe except maybe Athens and Istanbul, other cities like: Bucharest, Belgrade, Sofia, Zagreb, Budapest... are very very safe its because we dont have much imigrants and that stuff. But again these arent very important cities for world, but if look in Europe i cant tell other big cities safe as these named

[Baleares]

Originally Posted by vladanng

Belgrade, maybe it isnt major city in europe and world, but crime is really really low, for cty of 1,7 milion, i mean killing are so rare, there are no danger areas like in other big cities, atually whole Balkan and biggest cities here, are pretty safe except maybe Athens and Istanbull, other cities like: Bucharest, Belgrade, Sofia, Zagreb, Budapest, are very very safe its because we dont have much imigrants and that stuff. but again these arent very important city for world, but if look in Europe i cant tell other big cities safe as these named

Well i can bet its Tokyo.

What the safest MAJOR city in the world?

Do you know any city bigger than Tokyo? I dont! Do you know a city with comparable population and area to Tokyo, as safe os Tokyo? I dont

If Tokyo is the major City of the World and it still has very very low homicide and violence rates, then we can assume that there's no safest BIG city in the World than Tokyo.

If the question was "What is the safest city in the World" it could be Belgrade, Toronto or the any. But the Safest Major City in the World is Tokyo.

[waldenbg]

Toronto is definitely the safest in North America.

Crime in Toronto has been relatively low for a very long period of time. Recent data from Statistics Canada shows that crime has been falling steadily in Toronto's census metropolitan area since 1998, a total drop of 33% for all crimes reported between the period of 1998–2008.

[vladanng]

Originally Posted by Baleares

Well i can bet its Tokyo.

What the safest MAJOR city in the world?

Do you know any city bigger than Tokyo? I dont! Do you know a city with comparable population and area to Tokyo, as safe os Tokyo? I dont

If Tokyo is the major City of the World and it still has very very low homicide and violence rates, then we can assume that there's no safest BIG city in the World than Tokyo.

If the question was "What is the safest city in the World" it could be Belgrade, Toronto or the any. But the Safest Major City in the World is Tokyo.

ofcourse, i agree with u, if we look at the biggest cities and most important cities, it must be Tokio, i just told my opinion on bigger cities in Europe for example.

[aaabbbccc]

Tokyo might average about 150 or less homicides a year for a metro region of 35 million people . I heard that from a Japanese friend of mine