Tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Many people think that it is not a safe place to live, but in fact, Tokyo has been recognized as the safest city in the world for many years.
The "Safest Cities Index 2019" report released at the Safe Cities Conference, organized by The Economist in Singapore, stated that Tokyo possesses a series of strengths such as: low crime levels (both serious and minor crimes), well-designed infrastructure to withstand natural disasters and low risk of computer malware.
The report, which dates back to 2015, ranks cities on 57 indicators across four areas: digital safety, health safety, infrastructure safety and personal safety.
This year, Tokyo took the lead in the digital safety category, but came second to Osaka in the health safety category, fourth in infrastructure safety, and also fourth in personal safety.
Coming in second in the rankings, behind Tokyo, is Singapore with a score of 91.5. The city leads in personal safety and infrastructure safety, ranks second in engineering safety and eighth in health safety.
Top 20 safest cities in the world (according to EIU)
1. Tokyo, Japan
2. Singapore, Singapore
3. Osaka, Japan
4. Amsterdam, Netherlands
5. Sydney, Australia
6. Toronto, Canada
7. Washington DC, USA
8. Copenhagen, Denmark
9. Seoul, South Korea
10. Melbourne, Australia
11. Chicago, USA
12. Stockholm, Sweden
13. San Francisco, USA
14. London, England
15. New York, USA
16. Frankfurt, Germany
17. Los Angeles, USA
18. Wellington, New Zealand
19. Zurich, Switzerland
20. Hong Kong, China
