Safest places to live (2026)

Cities and countries ranked by homicides per 100,000 people, with the official source of each rate.

Top three: Tokyo (0.2), Madrid (0.5), Milan (0.6). Data from Oct 22, 2026.

#	Place	Homicides per 100,000
1	TokyoJapan	0.2	national rate	compare with Manaus
2	MadridSpain	0.5	city rate	compare with Manaus
3	MilanItaly	0.6	national rate	compare with Manaus
4	RomeItaly	0.6	national rate	compare with Manaus
5	DublinIreland	0.7	national rate	compare with Manaus
6	BarcelonaSpain	0.7	national rate	compare with Manaus
7	AmsterdamNetherlands	0.7	national rate	compare with Manaus
8	DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	0.7	national rate	compare with Manaus
9	ValenciaSpain	0.7	city rate	compare with Manaus
10	LisbonPortugal	0.7	national rate	compare with Manaus
11	PortoPortugal	0.7	national rate	compare with Manaus
12	WarsawPoland	0.8	national rate	compare with Manaus
13	SydneyAustralia	0.8	city rate	compare with Manaus
14	LondonUnited Kingdom	1.1	city rate	compare with Manaus
15	SkopjeNorth Macedonia	1.5	national rate	compare with Manaus
16	TorontoCanada	1.6	city rate	compare with Manaus
17	ParisFrance	1.6	city rate	compare with Manaus
18	São PauloBrazil	2.4	city rate	compare with Manaus
19	Buenos AiresArgentina	2.5	city rate	compare with Manaus
20	AndorraAndorra	2.6	city rate	compare with Manaus
21	BerlinGermany	2.9	city rate	compare with Manaus
22	OrlandoUnited States	3	city rate	compare with Manaus
23	VancouverCanada	3.5	city rate	compare with Manaus
24	New YorkUnited States	3.6	city rate	compare with Manaus
25	BostonUnited States	4.6	city rate	compare with Manaus
26	MiamiUnited States	5.5	city rate	compare with Manaus
27	AsunciónParaguay	8.1	city rate	compare with Manaus
28	SantiagoChile	8.4	city rate	compare with Manaus
29	Mexico CityMexico	9	city rate	compare with Manaus
30	FlorianópolisBrazil	9.7	city rate	compare with Manaus
31	Belo HorizonteBrazil	9.7	city rate	compare with Manaus
32	BrasíliaBrazil	10.3	city rate	compare with Manaus
33	CuritibaBrazil	12.8	city rate	compare with Manaus
34	GoiâniaBrazil	14.4	city rate	compare with Manaus
35	CuiabáBrazil	15.4	city rate	compare with Manaus
36	MontevideoUruguay	16.1	city rate	compare with Manaus
37	Porto AlegreBrazil	16.3	city rate	compare with Manaus
38	Boa VistaBrazil	17.4	city rate	compare with Manaus
39	Rio de JaneiroBrazil	17.5	city rate	compare with Manaus
40	PalmasBrazil	17.6	city rate	compare with Manaus
41	Campo GrandeBrazil	18.3	city rate	compare with Manaus
42	São LuísBrazil	20	city rate	compare with Manaus
43	NatalBrazil	20.3	city rate	compare with Manaus
44	Panama CityPanama	22.7	city rate	compare with Manaus
45	Rio BrancoBrazil	23	city rate	compare with Manaus
46	AracajuBrazil	23.9	city rate	compare with Manaus
47	João PessoaBrazil	26.4	city rate	compare with Manaus
48	BelémBrazil	28.3	city rate	compare with Manaus
49	VitóriaBrazil	28.9	city rate	compare with Manaus
50	TeresinaBrazil	31	city rate	compare with Manaus
51	ManausBrazil	32.6	city rate
52	FortalezaBrazil	35.4	city rate	compare with Manaus
53	Porto VelhoBrazil	35.7	city rate	compare with Manaus
54	MaceióBrazil	40	city rate	compare with Manaus
55	RecifeBrazil	44.2	city rate	compare with Manaus
56	MacapáBrazil	45.2	city rate	compare with Manaus
57	SalvadorBrazil	50.8	city rate	compare with Manaus

How the list is made: The city's own homicide rate when there is an official source (Atlas da Violência for Brazilian capitals; local police or statistics abroad); otherwise the national rate (World Bank), flagged on the place page. Every number has its source on the place page.