US cities do badly in the study, mostly because of worries about personal safety and crime. The US city in top position is San Francisco, in 28th position; Boston is 34th. “You don’t realize how safe Vienna is until you go abroad,” said Hartlauer. “We also have terrific public transport – the underground trains run 24 hours at weekends and it only costs €1 per trip.”
What did going abroad make Hartlauer realize?
That Vienna is safer than other places That Vienna is the safest city in the world That US cities are not very safe That nothing is more important than safety