2025-10-14
Well, along with France (and interloper Italy in 5th) we have secured the top 13 places, add in Sweden to make that the top 15!
Not sure that this is a cause for celebration, since this is an assessment of Europe's "most dangerous cities" according to Numbeo’s Crime Index, well ahead of Odessa and (presumably) every other Ukrainian city. Hmmm ...
It's not "scientific" in so far as it is based upon "citizens' perceptions". So yes, there's scope for imprecision in attempting to measure such a concept across different countries languages populations and their differing customary expectations.
Bradford Coventry and Birmingham head the chart in the "very high crime" range along with Marseille, Grenobe, Naples, Montpelier and Liège.
Paris Lyon Nice Manchester and London not far behind.
Eastern Europe by contrast looks pretty content, although it's unclear whether that is down to happy populations or lack of survey reports.
