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Safe Cities Index 2021: Copenhagen Is The World¡¯s Safest City, Two Indian Cities Also On List
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, has secured the top position in the "safest city in the world" study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Japan's Tokyo city and Singapore have been knocked off first and second spots respectively in a ranking of the world's safest cities by Copenhagen and Toronto after environmental security was added as a criterion in the ranking.
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, has secured the top position in the "safest city in the world" study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Japan's Tokyo city and Singapore have been knocked off first and second spots respectively in a ranking of the world's safest cities by Copenhagen and Toronto after environmental security was added as a criterion in the ranking.
1. Copenhagen - 82.4
Copenhagen has been named the world¡¯s safest city in a new wide-reaching study from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Copenhagen scored 82.4 out of 100.
2. Toronto - 82.2
Toronto, the capital of the province of Ontario secured the second position with a score of 82.2.?
3. Singapore - 80.7
The city slipped from its second-ranking to third with 80.7 to be one of the safest place amid the pandemic.
4. Sydney - 80.1
Sydney, the capital of New South Wales and one of Australia's largest cities is in the world¡¯s top 10 safest cities list with 80.1 points out of 100.
5. Tokyo - 80.0
The top scorer for the year 2019, Tokyo climbed down to the fifth position with 80.0 marks in the safest city 2021 list.
6. Amsterdam - 79.3
Netherlands¡¯ capital Amsterdam is in the world¡¯s top 10 safest cities list with 79.3 points out of 100.
7. Wellington - 79.0
In the top 10 safest cities in the world list, New Zealand's capital Wellington take the seventh spot with a score of 79.
8. Hong Kong - 78.6
With 78.6 points, Hong Kong is the eighth safest city in the world.
9. Melbourne - 78.6
Melbourne is the coastal capital of the southeastern Australian state of Victoria. Melbourne took the ninth spot with 78.6 points in the 2021 safest city list.
10. Stockholm - 78.0
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden made be in the top 10 list of safest cities in the world by scoring 78 points.
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