We know that safety and Rio de Janeiro are two terms that don’t usually go together in the same sentence. However, there are cities within the state that can be considered safe. This is what the Yearbook 2025 an initiative of the MySide platform that brings together data from the Ministry of Health and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Find out more about the index!
How Anuário 2025 works and what the evaluation criteria are
The ranking of the safest cities is a survey carried out by the MySide platform, a company specializing in technology and services in the real estate sector.
Among the evaluation factors, the main criterion is the homicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants in each municipality. This is a globally recognized indicator, used by many international organizations in their reports for regional and temporal comparisons.
In addition, the use of this indicator also makes it possible to adjust the absolute numbers of homicides by population size, which facilitates comparative analyses and also the formulation of more effective public policies.
It is also important to emphasize that the platform uses data from the IBGE and the Ministry of Health, as it is a source that follows uniform criteria in all states.
This guarantees the methodological consistency necessary for more reliable comparisons, minimizing conflicts of interest.
Petrópolis was voted the safest city in Rio de Janeiro in 2025
But who came out on top in this study? According to the most recent Yearbook, Petrópolis stood out among the safest cities in the state of Rio de Janeiro, taking first place. In fact, this is the third year in a row that the Imperial City has come out on top!
Unlike last year, however, the capital didn’t make the top ten list. Check out the top 10 :
- Petrópolis
- Nilópolis
- Mesquita
- Nova Friburgo
- Macaé
- São Gonçalo
- Teresópolis
- Rio das Ostras
- Niterói
- Magé
To see the rankings of all the safest cities in Brazil, it’s worth reading the Anuário 2025.