- UK based, Economist Intelligence Unit, has released Safe Cities Index 2019. It ranks 60 countries worldwide across five continents.
- It measures the multi-faceted nature of urban safety, with indicators categorised as digital, infrastructure, health and personal security.
- Tokyo ranked overall the safest city followed by Singapore and Osaka.
- Mumbai has been ranked as the 45th safest city. Delhi stood at 52nd position.
- New Delhi and Mumbai have both ranked 47th in terms of Digital Security; Mumbai ranked 50th, while New Delhi ranked 51st in terms of Health Security; Mumbai ranked 50th, while New Delhi ranked 57th in terms of Infrastructure Security; and in Personal Security, Mumbai ranked 37th, while New Delhi ranked 41st.
