Taipei ranked 22nd safest city in the world: report

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/08/30
By: Liu Shu-chin and Ko Lin

Taipei, Aug. 30 (CNA) Taipei has been ranked the 22nd safest city in the world, according to the 2019 Safe Cities Index released Friday which ranks 60 cities around the globe.

The report, conducted by the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit, looks at 57 qualitative and quantitative indicators spread across four categories in terms of security: digital, infrastructure, health and personal.

The SCI Index is announced every two years, the first one being published in 2015.

With an overall index of 82.50, Taipei's 2019 ranking remains unchanged from the previous edition.
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