{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/estonia/parnu","updatedAt":"2026-07-29T00:55:49.537Z","place":{"city":"Pärnu","country":"Estonia","countryCode":"EE","lat":58.38588,"lon":24.49711},"safety":{"score":92,"level":"VERY_SAFE","answer":"Yes — very safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":97,"confidence":0.75,"caps":[],"databaseScore":93,"travellerSentiment":{"score":87,"label":"Mostly positive","summary":"Recent traveler posts describe Pärnu as calm, clean and welcoming, with visitors feeling comfortable walking alone after dark; a small minority note occasional petty theft near the waterfront.","weightInScore":0.18,"components":[{"label":"Reported feel","score":85,"weight":0.35},{"label":"Robbery risk","score":92,"weight":0.45},{"label":"Pickpocket risk","score":78,"weight":0.2}]},"categories":[{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":87,"tier":1},{"key":"sentiment","label":"Traveller 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