{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/canada/london","updatedAt":"2026-07-19T01:21:39.079Z","place":{"city":"London","country":"Canada","countryCode":"CA","lat":42.98339,"lon":-81.23304},"safety":{"score":81,"level":"VERY_SAFE","answer":"Yes — very safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":81,"categories":[{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":90},{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":76},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":83},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":81}]},"advisories":[{"source":"U.S. Department of State","level":1,"label":"Exercise Normal Precautions","updated":"Sat, 18 Jul 2026","url":"https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/canada-travel-advisory.html"},{"source":"UK Foreign Office (FCDO)","level":1,"label":"No advisory against travel","updated":"2026-06-02T16:02:41Z","url":"https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/canada"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":1.97968887560784,"display":"2.0 / 100k","year":"2023","score":85,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"terrorism_deaths","label":"Terrorism deaths (latest year)","value":4,"display":"4","year":"2021","score":82,"source":"Global Terrorism Database"},{"key":"road_deaths","label":"Road traffic deaths","value":4.7,"display":"4.7 / 100k","year":"2021","score":86,"source":"WHO Global Health Observatory"},{"key":"stability","label":"Political stability & no terrorism","value":76.1173365,"display":"76/100","year":"2024","score":76,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"rule_of_law","label":"Rule of law","value":82.1066204,"display":"82/100","year":"2024","score":82,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"corruption","label":"Control of corruption","value":80.8871678,"display":"81/100","year":"2024","score":81,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"gov_effectiveness","label":"Government effectiveness","value":85.5449383,"display":"86/100","year":"2024","score":86,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"regulatory","label":"Regulatory quality","value":76.3468072,"display":"76/100","year":"2024","score":76,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":83.1660553,"display":"83/100","year":"2024","score":83,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"numbeo_crime_index","label":"Crime index (crowdsourced)","value":55.24,"display":"55.2 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":45,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_index","label":"Safety index (crowdsourced)","value":44.76,"display":"44.8 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":45,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"safe_walking_dark","label":"Feel safe walking alone after dark","value":87.6,"display":"87.6%","year":"2019","score":91,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"violence_victimization","label":"Physical assault (past year)","value":2.5,"display":"2.5%","year":"2019","score":92,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"sexual_violence","label":"Sexual violence (past year)","value":2.2,"display":"2.2%","year":"2014","score":76,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"human_trafficking_victims","label":"Detected human-trafficking victims","value":1.15,"display":"1.15 / 100k","year":"2023","score":75,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":125,"display":"US AQI 125 · Unhealthy for sensitive groups","year":null,"score":55,"source":"Open-Meteo Air Quality"},{"key":"health","label":"Travel health notices","value":1,"display":"1 notice · max Watch","year":null,"score":84,"source":"CDC Travelers' Health"},{"key":"hospitals","label":"Hospitals nearby","value":5,"display":"5 within 15 km · nearest ~2.6 km","year":null,"score":88,"source":"OpenStreetMap"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":33,"display":"July: highs ~33°C · heavy rain / flooding","year":null,"score":82,"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","year":null,"score":95,"source":"U.S. Department of State"}],"healthNotices":[{"level":"Watch","title":"Hepatitis A in Canada","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/hepatitis-a-canada"},{"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 — London, Ontario is a safe mid-size Canadian city for visitors; its main issue is street disorder concentrated in the downtown core, not crime against tourists.","summary":"National indicators are strong — low homicide, high rule of law, and crime severity that fell in 2024 to well below the Canadian average. The mediocre crowdsourced city score reflects local frustration with downtown drug use, homelessness and property crime rather than danger to visitors. Right now the bigger practical hazards are environmental: wildfire smoke pushing air quality into the unhealthy-for-sensitive-groups range, plus summer heat around 33°C.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Low","note":"Muggings of visitors are rare; the violence that does occur is concentrated downtown and largely between people involved in the street drug scene."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"Low","note":"No real pickpocketing culture — the opportunistic risks are phones left on patio tables and theft from parked cars."},"safeAreas":["Byron","Masonville / North London","Wortley Village (Old South)","Oakridge"],"avoidAreas":["Dundas Place / downtown core late at night (open drug use, erratic behaviour, occasional fights)","Old East Village's Dundas–Adelaide stretch after dark (street disorder, property crime)","Hamilton Road corridor after dark (break-ins, assaults between locals)"],"scams":["Aggressive panhandling and 'stranded traveller needs gas money' hard-luck stories downtown","Resale-ticket and fake-rental scams around summer festivals and Western University events","Distraction thefts of phones and bags left on patio tables along Richmond Row"],"zones":[{"name":"Byron","level":"safe","note":"Leafy southwest family neighbourhood by Springbank Park — consistently rated among the city's safest."},{"name":"Masonville","level":"safe","note":"North-end area near Western University and the mall; crime well below city average."},{"name":"Wortley Village (Old South)","level":"safe","note":"Walkable heritage village with cafés and patios — pleasant day and night."},{"name":"Oakridge","level":"safe","note":"Quiet west-end residential area with low violent crime."},{"name":"Downtown Core (Dundas Place)","level":"caution","note":"Fine by day and for events, but open drug use, theft and occasional fights mean staying alert after dark."},{"name":"Old East Village","level":"caution","note":"Gentrifying strip with a good market, but the Dundas–Adelaide blocks see street disorder and property crime, especially at night."},{"name":"Hamilton Road","level":"caution","note":"Elevated break-ins and assaults; little reason for a visitor to linger after dark."},{"name":"White Oaks","level":"caution","note":"South-end commercial area with above-average theft and youth-related incidents; keep valuables out of sight."}]}}