Islamabad has been ranked the second safest city in Southern Asia, with a safety index of 70.85.
Numbeo — a database of user-contributed data about cities and countries worldwide — has identified Mangalore in India as the safest city in Southern Asia with a safety index of 74.66, followed by Islamabad in Pakistan, and Ahmedabad in India.
Islamabad’s Deputy Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat tweeted the achievement and ranking:
Kabul, Afghanistan has been ranked as South Asia’s least safe city with a crime index of 76.55 and a safety index of 23.45. It followed Dhaka, Bangladesh that has a crime index of 64.91, and Male in the Maldives with a crime index of 64.39.
Here are the safest cities in Southern Asia:
| Ranking | City | Country | Crime Index | Safety Index |
| 1 | Mangalore | India | 25.34 | 74.66 |
| 2 | Islamabad | Pakistan | 29.15 | 70.85 |
| 3 | Ahmedabad | India | 33.25 | 66.75 |
| 4 | Vadodara | India | 34.07 | 65.93 |
| 5 | Navi Mumbai | India | 34.55 | 65.45 |
| 6 | Surat | India | 35.45 | 64.55 |
| 7 | Kathmandu | Nepal | 35.74 | 64.26 |
| 8 | Jaipur | India | 36.10 | 63.90 |
| 9 | Nagpur | India | 38.05 | 61.95 |
| 10 | Visakhapatnam | India | 38.08 | 61.92 |
