Which city ranks first on safety?

Queenstown, then Zurich and Lugano, of the 100 cities on the Patrician.ch 100. Cancún ranks last of the 100. Safety, rank: 1 of 100. Safety: 10 of 10. Rule of law: 87.3 of 100. Freedom: 99 of 100, in Queenstown.

How do I compare 2 cities on safety?

Pick any 2 of the 100 at the top of this page and they appear side by side, with the head to head page where one is published. For tax, residence, schools and cost on your own income, rank all 100 on your own numbers.

Safety compared 2026: 100 cities ranked

Any 2, side by side.

#	City	Country	Safety, rank	Safety	Rule of law	Freedom
67	Dubai	🇦🇪 UAE	67 of 100	10 of 10	73.6 of 100	18 of 100
2	Zurich	🇨🇭 Switzerland	2 of 100	10 of 10	88.3 of 100	96 of 100

The ranking

All 100, ranked.

#	City	Country	Safety, rank	Safety	Rule of law	Freedom
1	Queenstown	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 100	10 of 10	87.3 of 100	99 of 100
2	Zurich	🇨🇭 Switzerland	2 of 100	10 of 10	88.3 of 100	96 of 100
2	Lugano	🇨🇭 Switzerland	2 of 100	10 of 10	88.3 of 100	96 of 100
2	Lucerne	🇨🇭 Switzerland	2 of 100	10 of 10	88.3 of 100	96 of 100
2	Zug	🇨🇭 Switzerland	2 of 100	10 of 10	88.3 of 100	96 of 100
2	Gstaad	🇨🇭 Switzerland	2 of 100	10 of 10	88.3 of 100	96 of 100
2	St. Moritz	🇨🇭 Switzerland	2 of 100	10 of 10	88.3 of 100	96 of 100
2	Montreux	🇨🇭 Switzerland	2 of 100	10 of 10	88.3 of 100	96 of 100
2	Verbier	🇨🇭 Switzerland	2 of 100	10 of 10	88.3 of 100	96 of 100
2	Zermatt	🇨🇭 Switzerland	2 of 100	10 of 10	88.3 of 100	96 of 100
11	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	11 of 100	10 of 10	85.8 of 100	96 of 100
12	Vaduz	🇱🇮 Liechtenstein	12 of 100	10 of 10	87.1 of 100	90 of 100
13	Andorra la Vella	🇦🇩 Andorra	13 of 100	10 of 10	82.5 of 100	93 of 100
14	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	14 of 100	10 of 10	79.8 of 100	95 of 100
15	Kitzbühel	🇦🇹 Austria	15 of 100	10 of 10	79.7 of 100	94 of 100
16	Luxembourg	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	16 of 100	9 of 10	88.2 of 100	97 of 100
17	Geneva	🇨🇭 Switzerland	17 of 100	9 of 10	88.3 of 100	96 of 100
18	Monaco	🇲🇨 Monaco	18 of 100	10 of 10	83.2 of 100	82 of 100
19	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	19 of 100	9 of 10	83.8 of 100	94 of 100
20	Megève	🇫🇷 France	20 of 100	10 of 10	72.2 of 100	89 of 100
21	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	21 of 100	9 of 10	79.7 of 100	94 of 100
22	Jersey	🇯🇪 Jersey	22 of 100	9 of 10	81.0 of 100	92 of 100
23	Cortina d'Ampezzo	🇮🇹 Italy	23 of 100	10 of 10	68.2 of 100	87 of 100
24	Prague	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	24 of 100	9 of 10	75.7 of 100	95 of 100
25	Cascais	🇵🇹 Portugal	25 of 100	9 of 10	72.7 of 100	96 of 100
25	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	25 of 100	9 of 10	72.7 of 100	96 of 100
25	Quinta do Lago	🇵🇹 Portugal	25 of 100	9 of 10	72.7 of 100	96 of 100
28	Gibraltar	🇬🇮 Gibraltar	28 of 100	9 of 10	76.7 of 100	92 of 100
29	Provence	🇫🇷 France	29 of 100	9 of 10	72.2 of 100	89 of 100
29	Courchevel	🇫🇷 France	29 of 100	9 of 10	72.2 of 100	89 of 100
29	Gustavia	🇫🇷 St Barths	29 of 100	9 of 10	72.2 of 100	89 of 100
32	Punta del Este	🇺🇾 Uruguay	32 of 100	8 of 10	78.0 of 100	97 of 100
33	Portofino	🇮🇹 Italy	33 of 100	9 of 10	68.2 of 100	87 of 100
33	Tuscany	🇮🇹 Italy	33 of 100	9 of 10	68.2 of 100	87 of 100
33	Venice	🇮🇹 Italy	33 of 100	9 of 10	68.2 of 100	87 of 100
33	Forte dei Marmi	🇮🇹 Italy	33 of 100	9 of 10	68.2 of 100	87 of 100
33	Porto Cervo	🇮🇹 Italy	33 of 100	9 of 10	68.2 of 100	87 of 100
33	Amalfi Coast	🇮🇹 Italy	33 of 100	9 of 10	68.2 of 100	87 of 100
33	Capri	🇮🇹 Italy	33 of 100	9 of 10	68.2 of 100	87 of 100
40	Tucker's Town	🇧🇲 Bermuda	40 of 100	8 of 10	77.7 of 100	92 of 100
41	Virgin Gorda	🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands	41 of 100	8 of 10	76.7 of 100	92 of 100
42	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	42 of 100	10 of 10	88.8 of 100	48 of 100
43	George Town	🇰🇾 Cayman Islands	43 of 100	8 of 10	75.1 of 100	92 of 100
44	Newport Beach	🇺🇸 United States	44 of 100	9 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
44	Montecito	🇺🇸 United States	44 of 100	9 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
44	Aspen	🇺🇸 United States	44 of 100	9 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
44	Naples	🇺🇸 United States	44 of 100	9 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
44	The Hamptons	🇺🇸 United States	44 of 100	9 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
49	Hvar	🇭🇷 Croatia	49 of 100	9 of 10	65.5 of 100	82 of 100
50	Saint-Tropez	🇫🇷 France	50 of 100	8 of 10	72.2 of 100	89 of 100
51	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	51 of 100	8 of 10	69.6 of 100	91 of 100
51	Palma	🇪🇸 Spain	51 of 100	8 of 10	69.6 of 100	91 of 100
53	Limassol	🇨🇾 Cyprus	53 of 100	8 of 10	68.1 of 100	90 of 100
54	Valletta	🇲🇹 Malta	54 of 100	8 of 10	68.2 of 100	88 of 100
55	Bora Bora	🇵🇫 French Polynesia	55 of 100	8 of 10	66.6 of 100	89 of 100
56	Lake Como	🇮🇹 Italy	56 of 100	8 of 10	68.2 of 100	87 of 100
57	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	57 of 100	9 of 10	65.9 of 100	73 of 100
58	Hong Kong	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR	58 of 100	10 of 10	79.6 of 100	41 of 100
59	Providenciales	🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos	59 of 100	7 of 10	76.7 of 100	92 of 100
60	Anguilla	🇦🇮 Anguilla	60 of 100	7 of 10	76.6 of 100	92 of 100
61	Platinum Coast	🇧🇧 Barbados	61 of 100	7 of 10	74.0 of 100	94 of 100
62	Palm Beach	🇺🇸 United States	62 of 100	8 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
62	Bal Harbour	🇺🇸 United States	62 of 100	8 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
62	Malibu	🇺🇸 United States	62 of 100	8 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
62	Coral Gables	🇺🇸 United States	62 of 100	8 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
62	Maui	🇺🇸 United States	62 of 100	8 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
67	Dubai	🇦🇪 UAE	67 of 100	10 of 10	73.6 of 100	18 of 100
67	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 UAE	67 of 100	10 of 10	73.6 of 100	18 of 100
69	Cannes	🇫🇷 France	69 of 100	7 of 10	72.2 of 100	89 of 100
70	Marbella	🇪🇸 Spain	70 of 100	7 of 10	69.6 of 100	91 of 100
70	Ibiza	🇪🇸 Spain	70 of 100	7 of 10	69.6 of 100	91 of 100
72	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	72 of 100	6 of 10	76.7 of 100	92 of 100
73	Beverly Hills	🇺🇸 United States	73 of 100	7 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
73	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	73 of 100	7 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
75	Mykonos	🇬🇷 Greece	75 of 100	7 of 10	61.5 of 100	85 of 100
76	Paris	🇫🇷 France	76 of 100	6 of 10	72.2 of 100	89 of 100
76	Nice	🇫🇷 France	76 of 100	6 of 10	72.2 of 100	89 of 100
78	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	78 of 100	6 of 10	69.6 of 100	91 of 100
79	Nassau	🇧🇸 Bahamas	79 of 100	6 of 10	70.2 of 100	90 of 100
80	Christophe Harbour	🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis	80 of 100	6 of 10	68.7 of 100	89 of 100
81	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	81 of 100	6 of 10	68.2 of 100	87 of 100
81	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	81 of 100	6 of 10	68.2 of 100	87 of 100
83	St John's	🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	83 of 100	6 of 10	69.0 of 100	83 of 100
84	New York	🇺🇸 United States	84 of 100	6 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
84	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	84 of 100	6 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
84	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	84 of 100	6 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
87	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	87 of 100	6 of 10	61.5 of 100	85 of 100
88	Tivat	🇲🇪 Montenegro	88 of 100	7 of 10	61.8 of 100	68 of 100
89	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	89 of 100	6 of 10	54.3 of 100	82 of 100
90	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	90 of 100	5 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
90	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	90 of 100	5 of 10	68.5 of 100	81 of 100
92	San Juan	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	92 of 100	5 of 10	60.7 of 100	81 of 100
93	Casa de Campo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	93 of 100	6 of 10	58.6 of 100	67 of 100
94	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	94 of 100	5 of 10	55.9 of 100	85 of 100
95	Bali	🇮🇩 Indonesia	95 of 100	6 of 10	50.6 of 100	56 of 100
96	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	96 of 100	6 of 10	52.0 of 100	33 of 100
96	Phuket	🇹🇭 Thailand	96 of 100	6 of 10	52.0 of 100	33 of 100
98	Los Cabos	🇲🇽 Mexico	98 of 100	5 of 10	43.0 of 100	58 of 100
98	Tulum	🇲🇽 Mexico	98 of 100	5 of 10	43.0 of 100	58 of 100
100	Cancún	🇲🇽 Mexico	100 of 100	4 of 10	43.0 of 100	58 of 100

Safety: Patrician.ch editorial index. Rule of law: The World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators. A territory the World Bank does not score takes the score of its sovereign state. Freedom: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2026. A territory Freedom House does not score takes the score of its sovereign state. Checked 3 October 2026. The full method: how the list is ranked.

How is safety measured?

It is the Safety pillar of the Patrician.ch 100, built from safety, rule of law and freedom.