Lagos ranks 27th among world’s most crime-prone cities – Report
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Lagos has been ranked the 27th most crime-prone city in the world, with a crime index of 69.1 points, according to the 2026 Numbeo Crime Index. Read More:…
Lagos has been ranked the 27th most crime-prone city in the world, with a crime index of 69.1 points, according to the 2026 Numbeo Crime Index.
The ranking placed Nigeria’s commercial capital among 406 cities assessed globally, with a safety index of 30.9 points.
The Numbeo index, which measures perceived crime levels and safety across cities, classified Lagos as having a high crime level, a category covering scores between 60.01 and 80.
The report which was obtained by PUNCH Online from the Numbeo website on Saturday, placed Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea and Caracas in Venezuela jointly at the top of the global ranking, with crime indices of 81.4 points each.
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