Lahore is Safer Than London, New York & Melbourne on the World Crime Index

The security situation has seen a marked improvement in Lahore in recent years, which is the reason why its ranking has improved significantly on the latest report of the World Crime Index. Punjab’s capital now ranks at 201st spot, whereas the previous report at the start of 2019 saw it at the 174th position among a total of 328 cities across the world.

Islamabad has been labeled as the safest city in Pakistan, ranking at 244 whereas Karachi is the most crime-prone city at 71st spot. Note that the 1st ranked city, Caracas in Venezuela, is the most dangerous city in the world.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates has been rated as the safest city on Earth with 89.39 points on safety index, whereas it scored 10.61 on the crime index.

Let’s have a look at the ranking scores of three major Pakistani countries on the list:

Rank	City	Crime Index	Safety Index
244	Islamabad	30.47	69.53
201	Lahore	38.43	61.57
71	Karachi	56.79	43.21

Here are the top 10 most dangerous cities in the world:

Rank	City	Crime Index	Safety Index
1	Caracas, Venezuela	85.26	14.74
2	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	82.94	17.06
3	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	81.21	18.79
4	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	81.17	18.83
5	Pretoria, South Africa	81.16	18.84
6	Durban, South Africa	80.42	19.58
7	Johannesburg, South Africa	80.32	19.68
8	Fortaleza, Brazil	79.41	20.59
9	Salvador, Brazil	77.90	22.10
10	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	77.79	22.21

The 10 safest cities are listed below:

Rank	City	Crime Index	Safety Index
1	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	10.61	89.39
2	Doha, Qatar	11.69	88.31
3	Quebec City, Canada	14.78	85.22
4	Taipei, Taiwan	14.97	85.03
5	Munich, Germany	16.45	83.55
6	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	16.66	83.34
7	Zurich, Switzerland	16.82	83.18
8	Bern, Switzerland	17.35	82.65
9	Hong Kong	18.10	81.90
10	Eskisehir, Turkey	18.12	81.88

Interestingly, Lahore has been ranked as safer than Las Vegas, San Fransisco, London, Washington DC, Istanbul, New York, Melbourne and many more big cities.

Lahore’s massive improvement in terms of crime can be gauged from the following year-wise rankings comparison:

	Start	Mid-Year
2014	74	70
2015	89	96
2016	86	81
2017	119	114
2018	138	173
2019	174	201

Note: The higher the ranking, the safer a city is.

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