How likely you are to meet violent or street crime: the murder rate plus residents' reported worry about everyday crime. Country averages, not neighbourhood level.

safety = homicide_norm × 0.50 + (100 − numbeo_crime_index) × 0.50. homicide_norm is log-scaled: 0.3 or fewer homicides per 100,000 people = 100, 40 or more = 0. If one source is missing, the other is used alone.

Limitation: Homicide data is missing for Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, so their score uses Numbeo alone. Numbeo is crowdsourced and its sample sizes vary by country. National averages hide large differences between cities and neighbourhoods. The Global Peace Index is shown as context but not scored, because it mostly measures conflict and militarisation.

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the best safety?

Qatar ranks 1st for safety with a score of 92 out of 100, based on data from UNODC Intentional Homicides (via World Bank), Numbeo Crime Index.

How is the safety score calculated?

Safety shapes where you walk at night and how freely your children move around. This score blends a hard measure (murders per 100,000 people, from UNODC) with residents' reported experience of everyday crime (Numbeo). It does not measure war or political risk. Formula: safety = homicide_norm × 0.50 + (100 − numbeo_crime_index) × 0.50. homicide_norm is log-scaled: 0.3 or fewer homicides per 100,000 people = 100, 40 or more = 0. If one source is missing, the other is used alone.

How many countries are ranked for safety?

60 countries have safety scores in the Relocate Index.