Davao, Philippines ranked as 4th safest in 349 cities in the World over Seoul Korea and Hongkong
Screen captured from Numbeo.com
website
DAVAO
-- The city of Davao ranked fourth as the world's safest place, according to
website Numbeo.com.
Out
of 349 entries, Davao City is the only metropolis in the Philippines that made
it to the top 10. It has a crime index of 13.27 and safety index of
86.73.
Makati
landed at 20th place with a crime index of 18.75 and safety index of
81.25.
The
only other cities listed from the Philippines are: Manila with a crime index of
64.54 and safety index of 35.46, and Cebu with a crime index of 46.88 and safety
index of 53.12.
According
to the website, safety index is, on the other way, quite opposite of crime
index. If the city has a high safety index, it is considered very
safe.
It
said that it is 93.75 percent safe to walk alone during daylight in Davao, while
76.69 percent safe to walk alone during night.
"These
data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past two years.
If value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if value is 100, it
means it is perceived as very high," the website said.
With
regard the crime index of 18.75, the website explained, the issue with the
highest rate is the problem on corruption and bribery with 31.67, followed by
"worries things from car stolen" with 29.69, then "worries home broken and
things stolen" with 26.56.
The
issue with the least crime rate is "worries being subject to a physical attack
because of your skin color, ethnic origin or religion" with
6.67.
Treat
with caution
The
source Numbeo claims to be the world's largest database of user contributed data
about cities and countries worldwide.
It
provides current and timely information on world living conditions including
cost of living, housing indicators, health care, traffic, crime and
pollution.
But
it gathers data through user input, thus although it is popularly consulted as
source for cost of living, its data have to be addressed with
caution.
User
input can skew data and will not reflect the whole picture, especially from
places where there is not much available data. It cannot also be ascertained
where and how the numbers can be verified.
The
crime and safety indexes were published online at
http://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_current.jsp around 11 p.m. of August
8.
The
website also said that Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates placed first among the
safest place with a safety index rate of 90.47, then Lugano, Switzerland
(90.16), and third is Marbella, Spain (88.78).
Fifth
is Taipei, Taiwan (86.26); next is Munich, Germany (86.06); Quebec City, Canada
(85.55) ranked seventh; then Hong Kong, Hong Kong (85.51) as eighth; Seoul,
South Korea (84.28) on ninth place; and Bern, Switzerland (84.24) as
tenth.
Netizens
happy
Netizens
all over the country lauded the result posted online.
Chris
Ryl said: "Akalain mo ba naman nasa Mindanao yun pa ang mas least of crime rate
sa Pilipinas! at tumatak pa sa buong mundo... GO DAVAO!!!"
"Wow
congrats. Ipahiram nyo po ang DDS sa Maynila pra maubos mga kriminal dun,"
netizen Kenneth G. Taningco said.
Some
netizens also attributed the result to Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the city's
executive chief for an unprecedented seventh term.
"Kung
ganyan katapang ni mayor ng Davao ang nag papatakbo ng Pinas at pinapairal ang
disiplina at batas, talagang my takot ang mga mokong gumawa ng kalokohan.
Mabuhay ka mayor Doterte. Lagi mo akong kasangga sa ganyang prinsipyo," netizen
Al Dallu said.
Edmund
Moonraker said, "Thumbs up!! po ako kay Mayor Rudy R. Duterte. Maganda po ang
kanyang pagdala ng Davao City. Mabuhay po kayo Mayor Duterte puwedi na po kayong
tumakbo ng presidente sa 2016."
"Duterte
for president!" Jevy Carretero Ramos said.
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