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PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): Kuala Lumpur ranked 32nd out of 60 major cities in a global Safe Cities Index 2021 carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), reported The Star.
The report, citing the Safe Cities Index 2021, has seen Kuala Lumpur’s ranking improved from the 35th place in 2019. The capital city of Malaysia had recorded an overall score of 66.6, as compared to 66.3 in 2019.
Copenhagen topped the list followed by Toronto, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Wellington, Hong Kong, Melbourne and Stockholm.
The Safe Cities Index is an international policy benchmarking tool developed to measure urban safety measured by 76 distinct factors across five broad pillars.
The index ranks 60 cities across 76 indicators covering digital, health, infrastructure, personal and environmental security, said EIU.
Kuala Lumpur scored 81 for environmental security, infrastructure (69), health (64), personal (60.1) and digital security (59.1).
Kuala Lumpur’s ranking is also ahead of other cities such as Dubai, Beijing, Istanbul, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta and Manila.
The Safe Cities Index was first launched in 2015 with 44 indicators and 50 cities.
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