{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/ethiopia/bahir-dar","updatedAt":"2026-07-29T17:05:26.016Z","place":{"city":"Bahir Dar","country":"Ethiopia","countryCode":"ET","lat":11.59364,"lon":37.39077},"safety":{"score":35,"level":"CAUTION","answer":"Caution advised","saferThanPctOfCountries":20,"confidence":0.84,"caps":[{"max":44,"reason":"Level 3 advisory — reconsider travel"}],"databaseScore":35,"travellerSentiment":{"score":36,"label":"Extremely negative","summary":"No recent positive traveler reports; most visitors are on essential business in a security-conscious environment where tourism is essentially nonexistent.","weightInScore":0.18,"components":[{"label":"Reported feel","score":15,"weight":0.35},{"label":"Robbery risk","score":34,"weight":0.45},{"label":"Pickpocket risk","score":78,"weight":0.2}]},"categories":[{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":43,"tier":1},{"key":"sentiment","label":"Traveller 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Recent reporting indicates continuing security instability including alleged military activity, armed clashes, and rising crime through 2026. Visitors face elevated risks from conflict-related dangers and common crime.","robberyRisk":{"level":"High","note":"Crime actively thrives in Amhara region; street robbery and armed crime against visitors pose real risk in urban areas given ongoing conflict instability"},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Petty theft and pickpocketing occur in urban areas, but armed robbery and conflict-related crime are the primary concerns"},"safeAreas":[],"avoidAreas":["Kebele 02 (high crime, sparse security infrastructure)","Kera District (peripheral location, rampant theft and robbery)","Areas beyond city limits (minimal law enforcement)"],"scams":[],"zones":[{"name":"Lake Tana Waterfront","level":"caution","note":"Tourist zone with some diplomatic presence; relatively more controlled but region-level advisory remains"},{"name":"City Center (Kebele 01)","level":"caution","note":"Commercial core with police presence; high mugging and robbery risk"},{"name":"Fasilo District","level":"caution","note":"Mixed commercial-residential; theft and street crime common"},{"name":"Addis Road Area","level":"caution","note":"Transport and market hub; crowded; pickpocketing and robbery risk"},{"name":"Kebele 02","level":"avoid","note":"Residential; limited security presence; high crime rates"},{"name":"Kera District","level":"avoid","note":"Peripheral area; crime thriving, minimal official security"},{"name":"Bahir Dar University Area","level":"caution","note":"Student quarter; risk of political unrest; avoid during tensions"}]}}