A sampling — not all the cities had murder rates listed. The ratings often included new homes built, number of museums and galleries and number of independent bookshops and miles of bike trails.

Tokyo 9.4 million people/75 murders
Vienna 1.8 million/16
Berlin 3.5 million/37
Munich 1.5 million/58
Melbourne 140,000/37
Copenhagen 600,000/5
Sydney 210,000/42
Zurich 380,000/10
Hamburg 1.8 million/15
Madrid 3.3 million/38
Kyoto 1.5 million/9
Hong Kong 7.4 million/28
Vancouver 630,000/11
Amsterdam 853,000/22