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 city 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. Meanwhile, the coronavirus pandemic forced everyone to rethink what it means for a city to be safe.
Both Denmark's capital city Copenhagen took the top spot from Tokyo, and Toronto pushed Singapore from second to third position, performed significantly better on environmental security dealing with sustainability and climate adaptation measures than either Tokyo or Singapore.
The fourth edition of the Safe Cities Index 2021 was released from The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by NEC Corporation. The report is based on the fourth iteration of the index, which ranks 60 cities across 76 indicators covering digital, health, infrastructure, personal and environmental security.
The fourth edition of the EIU's ¡°Safest City Index 2021¡± also included names of two Indian cities that secured their place among the top 50.
Take a look at the world's safest cities in 2021:
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