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Safest Places to Live in Europe

Homicide rates, democracy scores, and peace indices — because 'safe' means more than just low crime.

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Oslo

Norway

Safety score 99/100. The kind of place where you forget to lock your bike and nothing happens.

$2004/mo rent$4736/mo total0.1 homicides/100kFull democracy21°C summers258 MbpsCoastal
99score
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Basel

Switzerland

Safety score 95/100. The kind of place where you forget to lock your bike and nothing happens.

$2060/mo rent$4961/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy26°C summers
95score
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Bern

Switzerland

Safety score 95/100. The kind of place where you forget to lock your bike and nothing happens.

$1960/mo rent$4662/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy24°C summers
95score
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Geneva

Switzerland

Safety score 95/100. The kind of place where you forget to lock your bike and nothing happens.

$2887/mo rent$6149/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy26°C summers122 Mbps
95score
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Cork

Ireland

Safety score 95/100. The kind of place where you forget to lock your bike and nothing happens.

$2005/mo rent$4277/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy19°C summersCoastal
95score
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Zurich

Switzerland

Safety score 92/100. The kind of place where you forget to lock your bike and nothing happens.

$3006/mo rent$6265/mo total0.5 homicides/100kFull democracy23°C summers213 Mbps
92score
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Graz

Austria

Safety score 90/100. The kind of place where you forget to lock your bike and nothing happens.

$772/mo rent$2706/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy25°C summers
90score
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Salzburg

Austria

Safety score 90/100. The kind of place where you forget to lock your bike and nothing happens.

$1537/mo rent$3773/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy24°C summers
90score
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Copenhagen

Denmark

Safety score 90/100. The kind of place where you forget to lock your bike and nothing happens.

$1970/mo rent$4234/mo total1.0 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers245 MbpsCoastal
90score
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The Hague

Netherlands

Safety score 90/100. The kind of place where you forget to lock your bike and nothing happens.

$1548/mo rent$3506/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers99 MbpsCoastal
90score
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Munich

Germany

Safety score 89/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1678/mo rent$3977/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy22°C summers92 Mbps
89score
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Bilbao

Spain

Safety score 89/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1259/mo rent$3036/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy25°C summersCoastal
89score
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Malaga

Spain

Safety score 89/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1392/mo rent$3101/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy29°C summersCoastal
89score
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Seville

Spain

Safety score 89/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$980/mo rent$2459/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy34°C summers
89score
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Tenerife

Spain

Safety score 89/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1217/mo rent$2964/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy27°C summersCoastalMountains
89score
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Helsinki

Finland

Safety score 89/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1210/mo rent$2888/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy22°C summers227 MbpsCoastal
89score
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Amsterdam

Netherlands

Safety score 89/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$2602/mo rent$5185/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers122 MbpsCoastal
89score
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Rotterdam

Netherlands

Safety score 89/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1805/mo rent$4105/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy21°C summers141 MbpsCoastal
89score
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Vienna

Austria

Safety score 87/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1303/mo rent$3410/mo total1.0 homicides/100kFull democracy24°C summers101 Mbps
87score
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Frankfurt

Germany

Safety score 87/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1358/mo rent$3547/mo total2.7 homicides/100kFull democracy26°C summers
87score
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Madrid

Spain

Safety score 87/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1498/mo rent$3339/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy31°C summers94 Mbps
87score
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Dublin

Ireland

Safety score 87/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$2522/mo rent$5033/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy18°C summers91 MbpsCoastal
87score
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Valencia

Spain

Safety score 86/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1429/mo rent$3154/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy29°C summers99 MbpsCoastal
86score
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Brighton

United Kingdom

Safety score 86/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1894/mo rent$4174/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summersCoastal
86score
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Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Safety score 86/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1620/mo rent$3915/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy17°C summers89 MbpsCoastal
86score
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Bologna

Italy

Safety score 86/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1130/mo rent$3115/mo total0.6 homicides/100k31°C summers
86score
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Ljubljana

Slovenia

Safety score 86/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1118/mo rent$2916/mo total0.6 homicides/100k27°C summers130 Mbps
86score
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Berlin

Germany

Safety score 85/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1550/mo rent$3669/mo total1.2 homicides/100kFull democracy25°C summers128 Mbps
85score
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Hamburg

Germany

Safety score 85/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1359/mo rent$3416/mo total1.5 homicides/100kFull democracy21°C summers96 Mbps
85score
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Tallinn

Estonia

Safety score 85/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$816/mo rent$2649/mo total1.5 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers112 MbpsCoastal
85score
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Funchal

Portugal

Safety score 85/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1568/mo rent$3229/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy24°C summersCoastalMountains
85score
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Lagos

Portugal

Safety score 85/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1233/mo rent$2851/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy28°C summers84 MbpsCoastal
85score
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Gothenburg

Sweden

Safety score 85/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1080/mo rent$2802/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy19°C summers163 MbpsCoastal
85score
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Stockholm

Sweden

Safety score 85/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1816/mo rent$4131/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers190 MbpsCoastal
85score
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Malmo

Sweden

Safety score 84/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1092/mo rent$2884/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers84 MbpsCoastal
84score
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Prague

Czech Republic

Safety score 83/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1228/mo rent$2981/mo total2.0 homicides/100kFull democracy23°C summers137 Mbps
83score
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Barcelona

Spain

Safety score 83/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1712/mo rent$3576/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy27°C summers84 MbpsCoastal
83score
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Montpellier

France

Safety score 83/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$930/mo rent$2601/mo total1.3 homicides/100k30°C summersCoastal
83score
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Nice

France

Safety score 83/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1142/mo rent$3050/mo total1.3 homicides/100k28°C summersCoastal
83score
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Faro

Portugal

Safety score 83/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1077/mo rent$2568/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy28°C summers49 MbpsCoastal
83score
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Lisbon

Portugal

Safety score 83/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1616/mo rent$3363/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy27°C summers238 MbpsCoastal
83score
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Porto

Portugal

Safety score 83/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1297/mo rent$2862/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy23°C summers226 MbpsCoastal
83score
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London

United Kingdom

Safety score 82/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$3000/mo rent$6004/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy22°C summers87 Mbps
82score
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Manchester

United Kingdom

Safety score 82/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1703/mo rent$3822/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers102 Mbps
82score
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Krakow

Poland

Safety score 82/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$976/mo rent$2519/mo total0.4 homicides/100k23°C summers88 Mbps
82score
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Florence

Italy

Safety score 81/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1316/mo rent$3360/mo total0.5 homicides/100k30°C summers46 MbpsMountains
81score
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Rome

Italy

Safety score 81/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1355/mo rent$3185/mo total0.5 homicides/100k30°C summers75 MbpsCoastal
81score
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Warsaw

Poland

Safety score 81/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1224/mo rent$2909/mo total0.7 homicides/100k23°C summers109 Mbps
81score
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Milan

Italy

Safety score 80/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1737/mo rent$3976/mo total0.5 homicides/100k28°C summers90 MbpsMountains
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Bratislava

Slovakia

Safety score 80/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1118/mo rent$2707/mo total1.1 homicides/100k27°C summers99 Mbps
80score
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Split

Croatia

Safety score 79/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1077/mo rent$2875/mo total0.8 homicides/100k30°C summersCoastalMountains
79score
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Kosice

Slovakia

Safety score 79/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$965/mo rent$2523/mo total1.1 homicides/100k26°C summers85 Mbps
79score
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Budapest

Hungary

Safety score 78/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$918/mo rent$2402/mo total0.7 homicides/100k26°C summers80 Mbps
78score
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Paris

France

Safety score 77/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$1604/mo rent$3668/mo total1.1 homicides/100k24°C summers173 Mbps
77score
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Lyon

France

Safety score 76/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$972/mo rent$2854/mo total1.6 homicides/100k26°C summers146 Mbps
76score
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Athens

Greece

Safety score 76/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$737/mo rent$2323/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy32°C summers98 MbpsCoastal
76score
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Marseille

France

Safety score 75/100. You can walk home at 2am arguing with your podcast out loud.

$902/mo rent$2711/mo total1.6 homicides/100k27°C summers169 MbpsCoastal
75score
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Belgrade

Serbia

Safety score 74/100. Solid. Your parents will stop texting "are you okay?" after a month.

$904/mo rent$2405/mo total1.0 homicides/100k27°C summers68 Mbps
74score
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Bucharest

Romania

Safety score 73/100. Solid. Your parents will stop texting "are you okay?" after a month.

$668/mo rent$2059/mo total1.3 homicides/100kHybrid regime30°C summers255 Mbps
73score
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Istanbul

Turkey

Safety score 61/100. Solid. Your parents will stop texting "are you okay?" after a month.

$1070/mo rent$2444/mo total2.6 homicides/100kHybrid regime28°C summers51 MbpsCoastal
61score
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Moscow

Russia

Safety score 5/100. Safe-ish. Keep your wits, but don't pack pepper spray.

$1499/mo rent$3173/mo total7.8 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime22°C summers
5score
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Saint Petersburg

Russia

Safety score 5/100. Safe-ish. Keep your wits, but don't pack pepper spray.

$908/mo rent$2229/mo total7.8 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime21°C summersCoastal
5score

Data: Numbeo · UNODC · EIU · World Bank · EF EPI · Ookla Speedtest

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the safest city to live in Europe in 2026?

Oslo (Norway) tops our Settler Safety Rankings with a score of 99/100. That factors in homicide rates, democracy, peace index, and perceived safety — not just vibes.

Top 5 safest cities in Europe?

#1 Oslo (99/100), #2 Basel (95/100), #3 Bern (95/100), #4 Geneva (95/100), #5 Cork (95/100). Scored on homicide data (UNODC), democracy (EIU), peace (IEP), and Numbeo safety index.

Which safe city is also affordable?

Bucharest (Romania) — rent around $668/mo with a safety score of 73/100. Safe doesn't have to mean expensive.