{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/france/paris","updatedAt":"2026-07-18T20:21:39.709Z","place":{"city":"Paris","country":"France","countryCode":"FR","lat":48.85341,"lon":2.3488},"safety":{"score":71,"level":"SAFE","answer":"Yes — generally safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":72,"categories":[{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":62},{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":71},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":83},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":72}]},"advisories":[{"source":"U.S. Department of State","level":2,"label":"Exercise Increased Caution","updated":"Sat, 18 Jul 2026","url":"https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/france-travel-advisory.html"},{"source":"UK Foreign Office (FCDO)","level":1,"label":"No advisory against travel","updated":"2026-07-14T08:08:50Z","url":"https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":1.33506280409367,"display":"1.3 / 100k","year":"2023","score":90,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"stability","label":"Political stability & no terrorism","value":61.771486,"display":"62/100","year":"2024","score":62,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"rule_of_law","label":"Rule of law","value":73.8081373,"display":"74/100","year":"2024","score":74,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"corruption","label":"Control of corruption","value":72.5135486,"display":"73/100","year":"2024","score":73,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"gov_effectiveness","label":"Government effectiveness","value":74.6869309,"display":"75/100","year":"2024","score":75,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"regulatory","label":"Regulatory quality","value":72.9392482,"display":"73/100","year":"2024","score":73,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":76.9537832,"display":"77/100","year":"2024","score":77,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"numbeo_crime_index","label":"Crime index (crowdsourced)","value":55.8,"display":"55.8 / 100","year":null,"score":44,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_index","label":"Safety index (crowdsourced)","value":44.2,"display":"44.2 / 100","year":null,"score":44,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"safe_walking_dark","label":"Feel safe walking alone after dark","value":78,"display":"78.0%","year":"2024","score":82,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"violence_victimization","label":"People reporting recent violence","value":0.6,"display":"0.6%","year":"2023","score":97,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"human_trafficking_victims","label":"Detected human-trafficking victims","value":666,"display":"666.00 / 100k","year":"2025","score":5,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"bribery_contact_rate","label":"Bribery during public-official contact","value":5,"display":"5.0%","year":"2021","score":88,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":65,"display":"US AQI 65 · Moderate","year":null,"score":83,"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 ~0.9 km","year":null,"score":95,"source":"OpenStreetMap"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":38,"display":"July: highs ~38°C · extreme heat","year":null,"score":62,"source":"Open-Meteo"},{"key":"advisory","label":"Government travel advisory","value":2,"display":"Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution","year":null,"score":70,"source":"U.S. Department of State"}],"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 — Paris is safe for visitors; your real risks are pickpockets and this summer's extreme heat, not violent crime.","summary":"France's homicide rate (1.3 per 100k) is a quarter of the US rate, and serious violent crime against tourists in central Paris is rare. What drags the city's crowdsourced ratings down is Europe-leading petty theft — roughly 99,000 non-violent thefts a year, concentrated exactly where visitors go. Add an exceptional 2026 heat season, with Paris topping 40°C in June and a third heatwave in July forcing monuments to cut hours.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Low","note":"Violent mugging of visitors is rare; the residual risk is late-night around the northern rail-station districts, not the tourist core."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"High","note":"Among Europe's worst — Eiffel Tower queues, the Louvre entrances, Sacré-Cœur steps, Champs-Élysées and metro lines 1/4/9 (Châtelet, Gare du Nord, Saint-Lazare) are the hotspots."},"safeAreas":["Le Marais (3rd–4th)","Saint-Germain & Latin Quarter (5th–6th)","7th arrondissement (Eiffel Tower / Invalides)"],"avoidAreas":["Barbès–La Chapelle and around Gare du Nord after dark (street crime, drug activity)","Stalingrad–Jaurès in the 19th after dark (rough scene around the metro stations)"],"scams":["Petition clipboard scam — an accomplice picks your bag while you sign","String 'friendship bracelet' tied on your wrist at Sacré-Cœur, then payment demanded","Gold ring 'found' at your feet and offered for a reward","Shell games on bridges near tourist sites — the crowd is in on it","Unlicensed taxi touts inside CDG/Orly arrivals quoting inflated fares"],"zones":[{"name":"Le Marais (3rd–4th)","level":"safe","note":"Lively, well-lit and busy into the night; standard pickpocket awareness is enough."},{"name":"Saint-Germain-des-Prés & Latin Quarter (5th–6th)","level":"safe","note":"Among the calmest central districts day and night."},{"name":"7th arrondissement (Eiffel Tower / Invalides)","level":"safe","note":"Very safe residential district, but tower queues are prime pickpocket territory — secure valuables."},{"name":"Champs-Élysées / 8th","level":"caution","note":"Safe but a pickpocket and phone-snatching magnet; also the flashpoint on big football nights."},{"name":"Châtelet–Les Halles (1st)","level":"caution","note":"Europe's busiest metro hub — heavy pickpocketing and a rowdy scene late at night."},{"name":"Montmartre tourist core (18th)","level":"caution","note":"Fine by day but the Sacré-Cœur steps are a legendary scam and pickpocket zone; quieter streets get sketchy late."},{"name":"Barbès–La Chapelle & Gare du Nord (10th/18th)","level":"avoid","note":"Fine to transit by day with bags secured, but avoid wandering after dark — street crime and drug activity."},{"name":"Stalingrad–Jaurès (19th)","level":"avoid","note":"Persistent rough scene around the metro stations; little reason for visitors to be here at night."}]}}