Safest cities to visit in 2027: Montreal tops the ranking

Canada’s Montreal has topped the ranking of the safest cities to visit in 2027, compiled by the insurer Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection. European cities took nine of the first fifteen places, Paris among them.

The study was reported by Euronews. The ranking is based on a survey whose results were combined with data from the Numbeo database, the analytics company The Economist and the risk-assessment platform GeoSure Global.

Montreal, Zurich and Amsterdam

Montreal jumped from 16th place straight to first with 82.18 points, thanks in part to its low crime rate. There is a downside: according to the authors of the ranking, getting around the city can be tricky. It sits on both banks of the St. Lawrence River, and trips across the bridges “can be very frustrating,” especially when roads are being repaired, which happens almost constantly.

Silver went to Zurich (81.03 points). The city is safe partly because its high prices have kept it from becoming a major tourist hub. “Add clean and safe public transport, and Zurich is as secure as a Swiss bank,” the ranking says. Amsterdam, in bronze position, is unexpectedly safe, in the compilers’ view: a stroll along the canals or an admiring look at Rembrandt’s paintings is unlikely to cause a rush of adrenaline.

Tokyo, Reykjavik and Paris

Tokyo came fourth, and fifth place again went to a European capital, Reykjavik. According to the ranking, the Icelandic city is so small that it does not need separate districts; it scored 78.90 points for safety. Norway’s Oslo is sixth.

Next come Singapore, Venice, Sydney, Honolulu, Dublin, Copenhagen, Barcelona and San Francisco, with Paris in fifteenth place. Although the French capital has long struggled with pickpocketing and tourist scams, GeoSure Global rates it as performing very well in some neighborhoods. The ranking takes into account not only crime but also road safety, health care and conditions for women and minorities.

The full list of 15 cities

1. Montreal, Canada
2. Zurich, Switzerland
3. Amsterdam, Netherlands
4. Tokyo, Japan
5. Reykjavik, Iceland
6. Oslo, Norway
7. Singapore
8. Venice, Italy
9. Sydney, Australia
10. Honolulu, USA
11. Dublin, Ireland
12. Copenhagen, Denmark
13. Barcelona, Spain
14. San Francisco, USA
15. Paris, France

Around Prague, based on reporting by novinky.cz