10 safest cities in the world

[mav]

Forgot to say, have spent 3 weeks in Bahrain and 2 weeks in Oman, and it's the same way. Everyone is out at night because of the heat during the day, and no one bothers you at all. The malls are the same way, cell phones everywhere., purses left etc.
No problems in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory , Egypt,
We have been to over 40 countries, including kingdoms and sultanates and the only place where people have tried to pick our pockets is Italy, and it seems to happen every time we go. They have never been successful

 

[Blues]

I vacationed in Tokyo for the first time this summer . I absolutely loved it -- much more than European destinations. Part of it was the complete feeling of safety. As previously posted, no one locks their bikes. If I rode my bike to a Metra station near my house to commute it would most likely be gone within a week even with being locked. Felt complete safety from thieving , pick pocketing. Complete personal safety at night. This type of atmosphere / culture made me love it and would return in a second if I could.

Yes, my wife's uncle from Osaka used to walk around with the equivalent of thousands, or even tens of thousands, of dollar value in yen. And felt perfectly safe doing so. Unfortunately, he used to do the same thing when he came to visit us in the states, no matter how many times we told him that it wasn't a good idea RIP, Uncle Akio.

 

[Sugarcubesea]

Some of it is cultural. We noticed in Tokyo, a parking structure with 10's of thousands of bicycles near the train station- and most of them unlocked. And out walking around very late at night- no traffic, and the Japanese pedestrians would wait for a 'WALK' light before crossing a street. It is quite simply a law abiding society.

I can attest to that I work for a Japanese company and they are very kind hearted and they always follow the rules

 

[jehb2]

I would routinely spend ¥10,000 ($100) at the grocery store or corner store when I lived in Japan and not count my change.