10 Safest Cities to Live in 2015

As a Toronto call centre I’m always interested in how our hometown compares to other major cities around the world. I regularly feature global city and country rankings like  best country to live, smartest countries, the happiest countries, the  most peaceful countries, the friendliest countries, the most charitable countries, the best countries for quality of life, the best countries for business, the top countries for life expectancy, the best countries for working women, the best country for child well-being, the best countries for higher education, the most popular countries, the least corrupt countries, the countries with the best reputation, the best countries for ease of doing business, the best countries for starting a business, the best country for business, the best country for customer satisfaction, the most gay positive country, the best countries with the most competitive economies, the best countries for entrepreneurship, the most sustainable countries, the best countries to grow old, the best country brand, the best countries for business, the most sustainable countries, the most charitable countries, the most prosperous countries, the countries with the highest minimum wage, the safest countries, the best countries with the highest average salary, the best cities to visit in Canada, the most expensive cities to live in Canada, the best countries for women on corporate boards and the most liveable cities for expats. Today, we’ll be featuring the 10 safest cities to live from the Safe Cities Index 2015 published by the Economist’s research arm the Economist Intelligent Unit (EIU).

“The Safe Cities Index measures the relative level of safety of a diverse mix of the world’s leading cities.” In order to do this they look at four main categories: digital security, health security, infrastructure safety, and personal safety. It should be noted that each category is then broken down into three to eight subcategories. In total, “the report is based on an index composed of more than 40 quantitative and qualitative indicators.” By looking into these broad-reaching indicators, the EIU was able to look at most safety aspects of the citizen’s living in each of these cities. Based on this data contained in the Safe Cities Index 2015 , the 10 safest cities to live are:

1. Tokyo, Japan
2. Singapore
3. Osaka, Japan
4. Stockholm, Sweden
5. Amsterdam, Netherlands
6. Sydney, Australia
7. Zurich, Switzerland
8. Toronto, Canada
9. Melbourne, Australia
10. New York, United States

It should be noted that Toronto is both the only Canadian city in the top 10 and the safest ranking city in all of North America.

Toronto has long prided itself on being a safe city to live and it was nice to see that confirmed by this index. Congratulations to our hometown!

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