![]() ![]() ![]() When it comes to personal safety - "considers how secure individual citizens are from theft and violence" - Chicago ranks in the middle at 25. Most importantly, as the EIU says, this list should not be "considered a comprehensive list of the world's safest cities (ie, a city coming number 50 in the list does not make it the most perilous place to live in the world)." This list isn't the 50 biggest or most popular cities, but the cities with the best regional representation and also the most data available. Cities are judged by four categories: digital security (cyber security and identity theft), health security (hospital services and life expectancy), infrastructure safety (quality of roads and natural disasters) and personal safety (police engagement and violent crime). Instead of simply looking at violent crime or homicide rates, the EIU report opts for a more well-rounded approach. ![]() The Safe Cities Index 2015 - an Economist Intelligence Unit report - looks at more than 40 indicators to rank the 50 chosen world metropolises. When looking at 50 of the world's biggest cities, Chicago actually fares pretty well, despite what most Chicagoans think. ![]()
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