{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/georgia/kutaisi","updatedAt":"2026-07-29T01:01:34.382Z","place":{"city":"Kutaisi","country":"Georgia","countryCode":"GE","lat":42.26791,"lon":42.69459},"safety":{"score":81,"level":"SAFE","answer":"Yes — generally safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":87,"confidence":0.85,"caps":[],"databaseScore":80,"travellerSentiment":{"score":88,"label":"Mostly positive","summary":"Recent traveler posts describe feeling safe walking during daylight; nighttime confidence drops slightly in deserted alleys.","weightInScore":0.18,"components":[{"label":"Reported feel","score":88,"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":82,"tier":1},{"key":"sentiment","label":"Traveller 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Database"},{"key":"bribery_contact_rate","label":"Bribery during public-official contact","value":5.08,"display":"5.1%","year":"2016","score":87,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":30,"display":"US AQI 30 · Good","year":null,"score":93,"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":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":36,"display":"July: highs ~36°C · high heat, wet spell","year":null,"score":72,"source":"Open-Meteo"},{"key":"natural_hazards","label":"Natural hazards","value":0,"display":"No active alerts · 2 quakes ≥M4.5 past yr","year":null,"score":94,"source":"GDACS / USGS"},{"key":"advisory","label":"Government travel advisory","value":1,"display":"Level 1 — Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories)","year":null,"score":97,"source":"Government of 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out of sight."},"safeAreas":["Old Town","Gelati","Mziaxhe"],"avoidAreas":["Kutaisi Industrial Zone","Lagodekhi outskirts"],"scams":["Overpriced taxi fares and unmarked cab scams","Rental‑fraud and fake tour‑operator cons","Currency‑exchange rip‑offs in market stalls"],"zones":[{"name":"Old Town","level":"safe","note":"well-lit, tourist‑focused area with police patrols and low crime"},{"name":"Center","level":"caution","note":"busy daytime hub but pickpocketing can occur; stay alert after dark"},{"name":"Gelati","level":"safe","note":"quiet residential district, minimal incidents reported"},{"name":"Kutaisi Industrial Zone","level":"avoid","note":"heavy truck traffic, higher petty‑theft risk; avoid lingering at night"},{"name":"Tsutskhvata","level":"caution","note":"mixed activity; occasional protests near the railway station"},{"name":"Lagodekhi outskirts","level":"avoid","note":"border‑proximity zone with occasional unrest; stay clear"},{"name":"Mziaxhe","level":"safe","note":"residential area with good street lighting and low reported incidents"},{"name":"Kvishkaveti","level":"caution","note":"tourist rentals; occasional scams targeting visitors"}]}}