Photos: Top 10 safest cities in the world, Delhi and Mumbai among top 50

The capital of Denmark, Copenhagen has been named the world’s safest city in a new wide-reaching study from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The EIU’s Safe Cities Index this year ranked 60 cities across 76 indicators of security.

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Two Indian cities, Mumbai and Delhi made it to the list of top 50 with 56.1 points and 54.4 points, respectively. The study covered digital, health, infrastructure, personal, and environmental security scored out of 100. “Covid-19 has impacted all aspects of urban safety,” Pratima Singh, project director of the EIU’s Safe Cities Index, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Monday. Here are the top 10 safest cities in the world. (Unsplash)

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Copenhagen: The Danish capital topped the charts, scoring 82.4 points out of 100. (Unsplash)

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Toronto: Toronto, the capital of the province of Ontario bagged the second position with a score of 82.2. (Unsplash)

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Singapore: Scoring 80.7, this is the third safest city in the world. (Unsplash)

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Sydney: Sydney, the capital of New South Wales ranked fourth with 80.1 points. (Unsplash)

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Tokyo: Tokyo, the capital of Japan, was the top scorer for the year 2019. This year, 2021, Tokyo climbed down to the fifth position with 80.0 marks. (Unsplash)

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Amsterdam: The capital of the Netherlands secured the sixth position with 79.3 points. (Unsplash)

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Wellington: The capital of New Zealand, Wellington, bagged the seventh spot with a score of 79. (Unsplash)

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Hong Kong: This is the eighth safest city in the world with a score of 78.6 marks. (Unsplash)

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Melbourne: The coastal capital of the southeastern Australian state of Victoria took the ninth spot with 78.6 points. (Unsplash)

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10. Stockholm: The capital of Sweden, Stockholm made it to the top 10 by scoring 78 points. (Unsplash)