Top 10 safest cities in India 2025: Mangalore leads, Delhi ranks at the bottom
However, in city-wise safety rankings, Mangalore has been ranked as the safest city in India, praised for its low crime rates and strong civic infrastructure, globally ranking #49 with a safety index score of 74.2.
In Gujarat, three cities—Vadodara, Ahmedabad, and Surat—rank next with safety scores of 69.2, 68.2, and 66.6, respectively.
The capital city, New Delhi, along with Noida and Ghaziabad, has been ranked among the most unsafe Indian cities.
The cities' growing concerns over safety, especially for women, have pushed them to the bottom of the index, with Delhi having a crime index score of 59.03, Ghaziabad with 58.44, and Noida with 55.1.
Source: Numbeo Safety Index by City 2025
Methodology:
Numbeo analysed how secure people feel in their daily lives, both during daylight hours and at night, and ranked them on the basis of public perceptions of threats such as 'mugging, robbery, car theft, physical attacks by strangers, harassment in public places, and discrimination based on factors like skin colour, ethnicity, gender or religion.'
It also includes concerns over property crimes like vandalism and burglary, as well as violent crimes like assault and homicide.
Several cities in the Middle East have earned global recognition for their safety and stability, with, notably, five of them being ranked among the world's top 10 safest cities.
Leading the list is Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with a safety index score of 88.8 mid-year, holding the top spot as the safest city globally for the ninth consecutive year, while the UAE ranks second at the country level.
Source: Numbeo Safety Index by City 2025
Cherry Gupta is an Assistant Manager – Content at The Indian Express. She leads the Top 10 section, curating list-based features on key national and international developments, and manages daily news content. She also produces SEO-driven articles and collaborates with the Lifestyle team to conduct interviews with notable artists and write workplace culture features. ... Read More
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