A bird's-eye view of Zhoushan in East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/WeChat account: zjzsrbs]

Zhoushan was rated the safest city in East China's Zhejiang province in August 2023, local media reported on Sept 26.

This is the fourth month in a row that the city has been rated as the safest in the province.

The ranking is based on a safety index, an indicator introduced by Zhejiang to measure the safety of cities in the province.

The index evaluates a city's safety in a variety of areas, including politics, society, finance, production, food, drugs, environment, internet, and information.

Zhoushan scored 97.86 points out of 100, followed by Huzhou and Jinhua.