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ST Quiz Poll: The Top 10 Safest Cities in the World (based on personal safety criteria)

Posted by ty97 Sep 18 '09, 08:35

as ranked by Mercer Consulting in 2008

Responses:

Warsaw, Venice, Fiorentina? -- nm - Loyola Sep 18, 08:48
The full top 10, and a link to the top 50. Apparently Switerzerland is very safe - ty97 Sep 18, 08:47 2
- tons of Japanese cities in the 50. -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 08:50
- Neutrality! -- nm - Spawn Sep 18, 08:48
Doha, Qatar -- nm - decline Sep 18, 08:45
I've now found the full Top 50. Several Canadian cities in the 20s. No other North/South America cities. Dubai is 47 -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 08:44 4
- Halifax, Vancouver, Winnipeg? -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 08:45 3
  - #22 (5-way tie): Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 08:45 2
    - guess you can't pick someone's pocket when they're in a snowsuit. -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 08:47 1
      - Everyone's too busy running away from the polar bears. -- nm - Loyola Sep 18, 08:54
Dubai? -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 08:43
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- Auckland #10. Luxembourg, #1 without a bullet. -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 08:43 12
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    - I haven't found anything on methodology, so not sure how exactly they are working it -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 08:49 7
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        I'm presuming there is a population minimum to qualify for the list. Past that, I'm finding things a bit quesitonable. - ty97 Sep 18, 08:52 4
        
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        when can we expect you to return with stories of debauchery? -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 08:56 1
        
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        maybe there is a country-level criteria such as ranking the justice system. -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 08:53
        
        9 cities in Japan. -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 08:51
  - How could JackDawson totally pwn this quiz. He is obviously the least safe STer! -- nm - con_carne Sep 18, 08:44 2
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    - he's had a lot of wrong guesses, I wouldn't call that pwnage. -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 08:46
Prague? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 18, 08:41
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Pyongyang, North Korea -- nm - decline Sep 18, 08:39
Bergen? -- nm - LMS Sep 18, 08:39
Bogota Columbia -- nm - decline Sep 18, 08:39
Singapore -- nm - Ender Sep 18, 08:38 4
- Would Vatican City count? -- nm - Ender Sep 18, 08:39 2
  - unsure. It's not on the list. - ty97 Sep 18, 08:39 1
    - well, it is in Rome, which is notoriously bad for crime. maybe it spills over. -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 08:53
- #9 -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 08:39
Munich -- nm - amoxy Sep 18, 08:38
Portland -- nm - amoxy Sep 18, 08:37 1
- Scratch that -- nm - amoxy Sep 18, 08:37
I will note: There are no cities on the list from the Americas. -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 08:37 6
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  - Milan and Venices are nests of thieves. -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 08:41
  - Bern #2 (three-way tie) -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 08:40
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  - #7 (tie) -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 08:38
- Big surprise. "Get the government off mah back!" -- nm - con_carne Sep 18, 08:38
Vancouver BC - Redmond in California Sep 18, 08:37
Beijing -- nm - con_carne Sep 18, 08:36
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- Helsinki is #2 (three-way tie) -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 08:38 3
  - Stockholm -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 08:39 1
    - #7 (tie) -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 08:39
  - ah, the old Helsinki three-way - prayformojo Sep 18, 08:38
Mexico City -- nm - decline Sep 18, 08:36 1
- he said SAFE! -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 08:38
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- they've had a serious upturn in crime in hte last few years. -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 08:38 3
  - The return of Voldemort and the rise of the Death-Eaters have really hurt their ranking. -- nm - BB Sep 18, 09:03 2
    - along with muggers. -- nm - wench loosilu Sep 18, 09:06 1
      - Muggles? -- nm - BB Sep 18, 09:09
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Camden, NJ -- nm - decline Sep 18, 08:35
Tokyo -- nm - con_carne Sep 18, 08:35

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