AKIPRESS.COM - The UAE tops the world's rankings on women's personal safety released by Georgetown University.
The Women, Peace and Security Index is in its third year and gives insight into the changing patterns in women’s empowerment across the globe.
The UAE was ranked first in terms of community safety, with 98.5 per cent of women saying they felt safe walking alone in their neighbourhoods at night. Singapore came second at 96.9 per cent.
The index plotted the percentage of women aged 15 and older who reported if they felt safe walking alone at night in the city or area in which they lived.
The top-10 countries include Armenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Safest cities for women walking at night, according to Georgetown University Institute, include:
1. UAE
2. Singapore
3. Turkmenistan
4. Norway
5. Qatar
6. Armenia
7. Tajikistan
8. Uzbekistan
9. Luxembourg
10. Slovenia
11. Austria
12. China