Montreal has been named the safest city in the world for women travelling alone

According to a new study by Holidu, Montreal is the safest city in the world for women travelling alone. In second and third place were Colombo, Sri Lanka and Ljubljana, Slovenia.

“Our ‘Post-Pandemic Women Solo Travel Index’ analyses street safety and crime levels, as well as the attitudes, culture and cost of being a solo traveller in each destination. Being that the world is a different place from how it was pre-pandemic, the index also explores the handling of Covid-19 in the country each respective city is located, and how much the levels of crime have increased over the last three years.”

—Holidu

Three other Canadian cities made the top 10: Ottawa (4), Edmonton (5) and Calgary (9).

“Montreal scored highly across the board, especially for how bright it is at night and how safe women feel when walking alone after dark. The city ranked 12th out of all cities for radiance levels, meaning that many of its streets are likely to be illuminated at night and therefore safer for women to walk around when on their own. Also, despite being one of Canada’s largest cities, Montreal has one of the country’s lowest increased crime rates – a win-win situation for female travellers!”

—Holidu

Mayor Valérie Plante celebrated the news in a statement on Twitter, saying that the “secure nature of the city and its nocturnal luminosity” helped secure the top spot on the list for Montreal.

Montréal est la ville la plus sûre au monde pour les femmes qui voyagent en solo, selon une étude de @holidu. Ce résultat s’explique notamment par le caractère sécuritaire de la métropole et sa luminosité nocturne. #polmtlhttps://t.co/SKkURlVllR

— Valérie Plante (@Val_Plante) March 2, 2022

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