Analytical case edition of the British magazine the Economist recently published a list of the safest cities in the world. It for 49 different indicators of security estimated 60 cities. Key criteria are the characteristics of digital infrastructure, health and personal security of residents. New York took 21 th place in this rating, earning 81.01 points, behind Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
This year new York has significantly passed its position in comparison with the year 2015, when The Economist published a similar rating last time. Then the Big Apple recognized the 10th safest city in the world. According to the report of analysts, the reason for this change is largely the lack of funding in the area of security of health and the lack of investment in infrastructure after hurricane sandy in 2012.
But despite the loss of 11 positions, new York still remains one of the safest cities in the world. The level of violent crime in the city has reached a record low over the past few months, and the government vigilantly enforces the rules of cybersecurity.
If you look at the data in the whole country, Chicago settled for 19th place, San Francisco at 15th and Los Angeles on the 18th. of Tokyo, Singapore and Osaka topped the overall list, and it is worth noting that in 2015 the picture here remained unchanged. Buenos Aires was the only city of a developing country in the top half of the rankings.
