Lagos has ranked 56th safest city in the world in a research list published by The Economist

The research, which is published by The Economist every two years, ranked Copenhagen in Denmark as the safest city in the world, a position previously held by Tokyo. 

The report ranked the safety ratings of cities around the world based on five distinct categories: Digital Security, Health Security, Infrastructure Security, Personal Security, and the newly incorporated Environmental Security.

See the Economist's 2021 safest cities. 

1. Copenhagen 

2. Toronto 

3. Singapore 

4. Sydney 

5. Tokyo 

6. Amsterdam 

7. Wellington

8. Hong Kong 

8. Melbourne 

10. Stockholm

11. Barcelona

11. New York

13. Frankfurt

14. Washington, DC

15. London

15. San Francisco

17. Osaka

18. Los Angeles

19. Zurich 

20. Chicago

21. Madrid

22. Dallas

23. Paris

24. Taipei

25. Seoul

26. Brussels

27. Milan

28. Lisbon

29. Rome

30. Shanghai 

31. Abu Dhabi

32. Kuala Lumpur

33. Santiago 

34. Buenos Aires 

35. Dubai 

36. Beijing 

37. Istanbul 

38. Moscow   

39. Rio de Janeiro 

40. Sao Paulo 

41. Bogota 

42. Mexico City 

43. Bangkok 

44. Quito 

45. Ho Chi Minh City 

46. Jakarta 

47. Johannesburg 

48. New Delhi 

49. Riyadh 

50. Mumbai 

51. Manila 

52. Baku 

53. Kuwait City 

54. Dhaka 

55. Casablanca 

56. Lagos 

57. Cairo 

58. Caracas 

59. Karachi 

60. Yangon