According to an international security report and anecdotal evidence from tourists, expatriates and overseas students, China is seen as one of the safest places in the world for foreign visitors.
In the new Travel Risk Map 2018, the country is listed as having a “low” travel risk, which means “violent crime rates are low, and racial, sectarian or political violence or civil unrest is uncommon”.
The report, now in its eighth year, is compiled and released annually in a joint venture by International SOS, the medical and travel security services company, and global risk and strategic consulting firm Control Risks.
Since the safety situation in China has remained stable, its risk rating has not changed for many years, according to Tony Ma, client liaison director in China for the joint venture.
“We haven’t noticed any dramatic, massive threats at present in China; terrorism or mass shootings or killings are generally absent,” he said. “Kidnappings for ransom and extreme violent scenarios are also very rare.”
China has become the fourth most popular destination for tourists worldwide, with more than 60 million trips made by people from other countries last year, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
Data from the Ministry of Public Security show that China has seen a stable number of gun-related crimes in recent years and the number of gun-related violent crimes, such as murder, robbery and kidnapping, has dropped sharply.
Between August 2016 and July, police cracked about 3,800 illegal weapons cases and firearms purchases and detained 25,000 suspects, the ministry said.
The ministry launched a campaign targeting gun-related crime in July, which will run through the end of the year.
Apart from gun-related crime, the number of other violent cases in 2016, such as homicide, arson and robbery, also declined 43 percent since 2012, the ministry said. (Source: State Council website)
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