The fact that Barcelona is such a safe and peaceful city earned it a top ranking in this week’s Economist Magazine’s study ‘The Safe Cities Index 2015’, ranking 15th in the world, and beating the Spanish capital Madrid which came in at number 21. Asia triumphs in the study, with Tokyo, Singapore and Osaka taking the first three places. The study looks at 50 of the world’s most important cities and gives a position to each city based on four criteria. These are: Personal ...