Times of Islamabad

Islamabad beats London and Paris to be among the safest cities of the World

Islamabad beats London and Paris to be among the safest cities of the World

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad beats London and Paris to be among the safest citiesof the World.

Islamabad has been ranked among the world’s safest cities after asignificant drop in its crime rate, according to a survey carried out byNumbeo.

The capital city climbed 30 spots to 302 from previous ranking of 232 inthe list of 374 cities and stands at the crime index of 28.63, registeringa four per cent drop in its crime rate.

The Numbeo is a crowd-sourced global database of reported consumer prices,perceived crime rates, quality of health care, among other statistics.

Islamabad beat cities like London which stands at 107 with a crime index of47.63, Paris at 111 with a crime index of 48.16, Berlin at 201 with a crimeindex of 59.03, Moscow at 206 with a crime index of 59.61, and Shanghai at242 with a crime index of 63.69.

Abu Dhabi has been ranked the world’s safest city which has the lowestcrime index of 11.33, according to the survey.

It was named the city with the highest safety index of 88.67.