{"id":660439,"date":"2026-08-31T00:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T00:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=660439"},"modified":"2026-08-31T00:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T00:25:00","slug":"these-are-the-worlds-safest-and-least-safe-cities-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=660439","title":{"rendered":"These Are The World’s Safest (And Least Safe) Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

These Are The World’s Safest (And Least Safe) Cities<\/span><\/p>\n

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Doha ranks as the safest major city in the world in 2026, while Caracas sits at the opposite end of the ranking.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld,<\/a> compares the world\u2019s safest and least safe major cities using\u00a0Numbeo\u2019s 2026 Safety Index<\/a>. Scores are based on five years of user submissions covering perceptions of crime, personal safety, property crime, and violent crime. They do not measure official crime rates or exposure to geopolitical conflict.<\/p>\n

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The Cities With the Highest Perceived Safety<\/h2>\n

Here are the 10 highest-scoring major cities with populations of two million or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nMost Safe Cities<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nOverall Score (0-100)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf6\ud83c\udde6 Doha<\/td>\nQatar<\/td>\n84.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea Dubai<\/td>\nUAE<\/td>\n83.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc Taipei<\/td>\nTaiwan<\/td>\n83.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf0 Hong Kong SAR<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n78.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec Singapore<\/td>\nSingapore<\/td>\n77.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Tokyo<\/td>\nJapan<\/td>\n75.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 Shenzhen<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n75.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 Riyadh<\/td>\nSaudi Arabia<\/td>\n75.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 Jeddah<\/td>\nSaudi Arabia<\/td>\n75.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7 Seoul<\/td>\nSouth Korea<\/td>\n74.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Four of the top 10 cities are in the Middle East, including two in Saudi Arabia: Riyadh and Jeddah.<\/p>\n

Gallup\u2019s latest\u00a0Global Safety Report<\/a>\u00a0reinforces the pattern. Singapore had the world\u2019s highest share of adults who said they felt safe walking alone at night, at 98%, followed by Saudi Arabia at 93% and the UAE at 90%.<\/p>\n

Asia dominates the rest of the top 10. Outside the Middle East, every city represented is in East or Southeast Asia, while European cities are notably absent despite routinely leading\u00a0global livability rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cities With the Lowest Perceived Safety<\/h2>\n

At the opposite end of the index, the 10 lowest-scoring cities are concentrated in just two regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nLeast Safe Cities<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nOverall Score (0-100)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea Caracas<\/td>\nVenezuela<\/td>\n18.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 Johannesburg<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n19.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 Durban<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n19.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Salvador<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n23.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Fortaleza<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n24.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Rio de Janeiro<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n24.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Recife<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n25.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8 Guayaquil<\/td>\nEcuador<\/td>\n25.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 Cape Town<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n26.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 Cali<\/td>\nColombia<\/td>\n29.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The bottom of the ranking is heavily concentrated by country. Brazil accounts for four of the 10 cities, while South Africa accounts for three, including Johannesburg and Durban. South Africa also has one of the world\u2019s highest\u00a0homicide rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gallup data show a similar geographic pattern. Of the 10 countries where people felt least safe walking alone at night, nine were in sub-Saharan Africa or Latin America. South Africa ranked lowest globally, with just 33% of adults saying they felt safe walking alone at night.<\/p>\n

Guayaquil\u2019s low ranking also comes amid a sharp rise in violence. Guayas province, where the city is located, recorded 4,106 homicides in 2025, the most of any province in Ecuador and up 26.5% from 2024.<\/p>\n

To learn more about this topic, check out this\u00a0graphic<\/a>\u00a0on America\u2019s most dangerous cities.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSun, 08\/30\/2026 – 20:25<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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