Davao City in Mindanao ranks World's 4th Safest City
Davao City in Mindanao ranks World's 4th Safest City and 1st Safest City in the Philippines. (Congratualtions Davaoeños, Keep it up)
DAVAO -- The city of Davao ranked fourth as the world's safest place, according to website Numbeo.com.
Out of 349 entries, Davao City is the only metropolis in the Philippines that made it to the top 10. It has a crime index of 13.27 and safety index of 86.73.
Makati landed at 20th place with a crime index of 18.75 and safety index of 81.25.
The only other cities listed from the Philippines are: Manila with a crime index of 64.54 and safety index of 35.46, and Cebu with a crime index of 46.88 and safety index of 53.12.
According to the website, safety index is, on the other way, quite opposite of crime index. If the city has a high safety index, it is considered very safe.
It said that it is 93.75 percent safe to walk alone during daylight in Davao, while 76.69 percent safe to walk alone during night.
"These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past two years. If value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high," the website said.
With regard the crime index of 18.75, the website explained, the issue with the highest rate is the problem on corruption and bribery with 31.67, followed by “worries things from car stolen” with 29.69, then “worries home broken and things stolen” with 26.56.
The issue with the least crime rate is “worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin or religion” with 6.67.
DAVAO -- The city of Davao ranked fourth as the world's safest place, according to website Numbeo.com.
Out of 349 entries, Davao City is the only metropolis in the Philippines that made it to the top 10. It has a crime index of 13.27 and safety index of 86.73.
Makati landed at 20th place with a crime index of 18.75 and safety index of 81.25.
The only other cities listed from the Philippines are: Manila with a crime index of 64.54 and safety index of 35.46, and Cebu with a crime index of 46.88 and safety index of 53.12.
According to the website, safety index is, on the other way, quite opposite of crime index. If the city has a high safety index, it is considered very safe.
It said that it is 93.75 percent safe to walk alone during daylight in Davao, while 76.69 percent safe to walk alone during night.
"These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past two years. If value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high," the website said.
With regard the crime index of 18.75, the website explained, the issue with the highest rate is the problem on corruption and bribery with 31.67, followed by “worries things from car stolen” with 29.69, then “worries home broken and things stolen” with 26.56.
The issue with the least crime rate is “worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin or religion” with 6.67.
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