In news that is not a surprise to anyone living in Abu Dhabi — the UAE’s capital has been named the safest city in the world for 2024.
Abu Dhabi regularly tops the rankings from Numbeo, and the achievement marks the eigth year in a row that our city has been named the safest. The city has been topping the list year after year, since 2017.
Three other cities in the UAE were named in the the top ten: Ajman (fourth), Dubai (fifth) and Ras al-Khaimah (sixth).
Other GCC cities rank well, too, with Doha in Qatar coming in third place this year.
Second place went to Taipei, while the rest of the top ten was rounded out with Muscat in Oman (seventh), The Hague in the Netherlands (eighth), Bern in Switzerland (ninth) and Munich in Germany (tenth).
Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia moved up several notches, and were ranked 40th and 50th respectively. Kuwait City moved to 67 from 81 on the list.
The rankings are based on surveys from residents living in thousands of cities, with sufficient data from 331 cities making up the safety index.
You might also like: UAE public holidays in 2024: 15 days to save now
Survey participants are asked questions to determine whether they felt their city was the safest city in the world. Questions were on the lines of how safe they feel walking at night, how worried they are about being robbed, and about the change in crime levels over the past three years.
In Abu Dhabi, the perception of how safe it is to walk at night is very high, while the fear of having a car stolen, being attacked, or worries about vandalism are all very low.
On the opposite end of the scale, Caracas in Venezuela has the highest crime rating, followed by Pretoria and Durban in South Africa.
More news
Alicia Keys is coming to Abu Dhabi
Saadiyat Nights just got even bigger
Etihad Rail: First passenger rail journey from Abu Dhabi
It’s what we’ve all been waiting for
Going to Al Ain this weekend? The road back to Abu Dhabi is partially closed
Drivers are advised to take extra caution this weekend
