{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/argentina/buenos-aires","updatedAt":"2026-07-22T01:40:15.026Z","place":{"city":"Buenos Aires","country":"Argentina","countryCode":"AR","lat":-34.61315,"lon":-58.37723},"safety":{"score":66,"level":"SAFE","answer":"Yes — generally safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":54,"categories":[{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":90},{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":60},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":92},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":60}]},"advisories":[{"source":"U.S. Department of State","level":1,"label":"Exercise Normal Precautions","updated":"Fri, 10 Jul 2026","url":"https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.arg.html"},{"source":"UK Foreign Office (FCDO)","level":1,"label":"No advisory against travel","updated":"2026-05-08T08:33:37Z","url":"https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/argentina"},{"source":"Government of Canada","level":1,"label":"Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories)","updated":"2026-07-16T13:42:29.1371073-04:00","url":"https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/argentina"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":4.49291137824536,"display":"4.5 / 100k","year":"2023","score":71,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"crime_major_constraint","label":"Crime seen as a major business constraint","value":0.4,"display":"0.4%","year":"2017","score":96,"source":"World Bank Enterprise Surveys"},{"key":"terrorism_deaths","label":"Terrorism deaths (latest year)","value":0,"display":"0 recorded","year":"2021","score":96,"source":"Global Terrorism Database"},{"key":"road_deaths","label":"Road traffic deaths","value":8.8,"display":"8.8 / 100k","year":"2021","score":72,"source":"WHO Global Health Observatory"},{"key":"stability","label":"Political stability & no terrorism","value":62.9948599,"display":"63/100","year":"2024","score":63,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"rule_of_law","label":"Rule of law","value":52.6382821,"display":"53/100","year":"2024","score":53,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"corruption","label":"Control of corruption","value":41.2619998,"display":"41/100","year":"2024","score":41,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"gov_effectiveness","label":"Government effectiveness","value":54.9132764,"display":"55/100","year":"2024","score":55,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"regulatory","label":"Regulatory quality","value":51.156098,"display":"51/100","year":"2024","score":51,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":63.597359,"display":"64/100","year":"2024","score":64,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"numbeo_crime_index","label":"Crime index (crowdsourced)","value":62.99,"display":"63.0 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":37,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_index","label":"Safety index (crowdsourced)","value":37.01,"display":"37.0 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":37,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"safe_walking_dark","label":"Feel safe walking alone after dark","value":47.6,"display":"47.6%","year":"2016","score":47,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"violence_victimization","label":"Physical assault (past year)","value":7.8,"display":"7.8%","year":"2016","score":73,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"sexual_violence","label":"Sexual violence (past year)","value":1.7,"display":"1.7%","year":"2016","score":81,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"human_trafficking_victims","label":"Detected human-trafficking victims","value":1.89,"display":"1.89 / 100k","year":"2024","score":62,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"bribery_contact_rate","label":"Bribery during public-official contact","value":16,"display":"16.0%","year":"2016","score":65,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":24,"display":"US AQI 24 · Good","year":null,"score":94,"source":"Open-Meteo Air Quality"},{"key":"health","label":"Travel health notices","value":null,"display":"3 global notices","year":null,"score":92,"source":"CDC Travelers' Health"},{"key":"hospitals","label":"Hospitals nearby","value":80,"display":"80 within 15 km · nearest ~0.7 km","year":null,"score":95,"source":"OpenStreetMap"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":20,"display":"July: highs ~20°C · no weather extremes","year":null,"score":100,"source":"Open-Meteo"},{"key":"natural_hazards","label":"Natural hazards","value":0,"display":"No active alerts · low seismicity","year":null,"score":100,"source":"GDACS / USGS"},{"key":"advisory","label":"Government travel advisory","value":1,"display":"Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions · 2 govts","year":null,"score":95,"source":"US State Dept · Canada"}],"healthNotices":[{"level":"Alert","title":"Global Polio","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level2/global-polio"},{"level":"Watch","title":"Global Dengue","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/dengue-global"},{"level":"Watch","title":"Global Measles","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/measles-globe"}],"hazardAlerts":[],"fieldResearch":{"verdict":"Yes — Buenos Aires is safe for travelers who take standard big-city precautions against petty crime.","summary":"The data shows a moderate homicide rate (4.5/100k, below the world average) and Level 1 'Exercise Normal Precautions' advisories from the US, UK, and Canada. The real risk is petty and opportunistic crime — pickpocketing, bag-snatching, and scams — not violence, though drink-spiking robberies and moped-borne muggings ('motochorros') are a specific, documented threat visitors should know about.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Armed robbery of tourists is rare, but moped-borne 'motochorro' snatch-robberies and occasional violent muggings occur, concentrated around Constitución, Once, and parts of the microcentro."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"High","note":"Pickpocketing and bag-slitting are the most common crime tourists face, especially in San Telmo, on the subte, and in crowded tourist clusters like La Boca and the Obelisco."},"safeAreas":["Recoleta","Palermo","Puerto Madero","Villa Crespo","Belgrano"],"avoidAreas":["Villa 31 (informal settlement near Retiro, no reason for tourists to enter)","Constitución at night (transit hub, concentrated petty crime and homelessness)","La Boca after dark (fine by day near Caminito, unsafe once tourist crowds thin out)"],"scams":["'Black Widow' scam — women approach (mostly older male) tourists in bars/nightclubs, gain trust, then spike drinks with clonazepam and rob them once incapacitated; US Embassy issued alerts on this in 2024 and 2025","Distraction theft — mustard/cream sprayed on you while an 'helpful' accomplice robs you during the cleanup","Fake 'free massage/show' touts on Corrientes, Florida St., and Lavalle Ave. who lure victims into brothels and extort large payments to leave","Taxi overcharging/short-changing — hail cabs a block away from tourist sites, or use Uber instead"],"zones":[{"name":"Recoleta","level":"safe","note":"Upscale, well-patrolled, popular with tourists and expats; low crime."},{"name":"Palermo","level":"safe","note":"Lively, walkable, one of the safest and most tourist-friendly barrios, though bag-watching still advised at night."},{"name":"Puerto Madero","level":"safe","note":"Modern waterfront district with heavy security presence; among the safest areas in the city."},{"name":"San Telmo","level":"caution","note":"Charming and touristy by day but a known hotspot for pickpocketing, bag-slitting, and distraction theft, especially around the Sunday market."},{"name":"La Boca (Caminito area)","level":"caution","note":"Safe within the fenced tourist strip by day; explicitly warned against after dark or off the main path."},{"name":"Microcentro / Florida & Corrientes","level":"caution","note":"Fake massage/show touts and pickpockets target tourists here; stay alert especially in the evening."},{"name":"Once / Balvanera","level":"avoid","note":"Busy train station area with concentrated petty crime and homelessness; best avoided, especially at night."},{"name":"Constitución","level":"avoid","note":"Major transit hub flagged repeatedly for robbery and petty crime; avoid lingering, especially after dark."}]}}