Safe Vacation Destinations

According to the latest analyzed data from U.S. State Department and the United Nations, the safest countries can be identified. Some of the obvious choices are New Zealand, neutral Switzerland, famously clean Singapore, the Scandinavian countries and countless small island nations

Some of our findings are startling. The Emerald Isle is least violent country in Europe. In fact, according to the latest Mercer rankings, Dublin is less dangerous than major cities in Japan, Australia or Canada.

Cyprus is another destination earning a surprisingly safe ranking. The high per capita income of Cyprus doesn‘t hurt. When trouble mounts in the Middle East, people are often evacuated out through Cyprus because it's the safest destination.

Going from most dangerous to least, the U.S. is the least safe of the Western nations, at No. 24 in per capita murder, well head of France (40th), Britain (46th), Germany (49th) and Japan (60th).

Safety First Travel Insurance’s lead carrier, HTH Worldwide, has a travel advisory department available to give travelers advice and security updates for your traveling safety.