{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/hungary/budapest","updatedAt":"2026-07-19T02:04:23.394Z","place":{"city":"Budapest","country":"Hungary","countryCode":"HU","lat":47.49835,"lon":19.04045},"safety":{"score":78,"level":"SAFE","answer":"Yes — generally safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":60,"categories":[{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":90},{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":81},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":87},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":65}]},"advisories":[{"source":"U.S. Department of State","level":1,"label":"Exercise Normal Precautions","updated":"Wed, 15 Apr 2026","url":"https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.hun.html"},{"source":"UK Foreign Office (FCDO)","level":1,"label":"No advisory against travel","updated":"2026-06-01T11:49:16Z","url":"https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/hungary"},{"source":"Government of Canada","level":1,"label":"Exercise normal security precautions","updated":"2026-07-13T14:53:10.4800879-04:00","url":"https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/hungary"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":0.722657964901225,"display":"0.7 / 100k","year":"2023","score":94,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"crime_major_constraint","label":"Crime seen as a major business constraint","value":0.7,"display":"0.7%","year":"2019","score":96,"source":"World Bank Enterprise Surveys"},{"key":"terrorism_deaths","label":"Terrorism deaths (latest year)","value":0,"display":"0 recorded","year":"2021","score":96,"source":"Global Terrorism Database"},{"key":"road_deaths","label":"Road traffic deaths","value":7.4,"display":"7.4 / 100k","year":"2021","score":76,"source":"WHO Global Health Observatory"},{"key":"stability","label":"Political stability & no terrorism","value":73.3475875,"display":"73/100","year":"2024","score":73,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"rule_of_law","label":"Rule of law","value":60.2749551,"display":"60/100","year":"2024","score":60,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"corruption","label":"Control of corruption","value":48.6530989,"display":"49/100","year":"2024","score":49,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"gov_effectiveness","label":"Government effectiveness","value":61.0995877,"display":"61/100","year":"2024","score":61,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"regulatory","label":"Regulatory quality","value":60.146918,"display":"60/100","year":"2024","score":60,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":56.3639304,"display":"56/100","year":"2024","score":56,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"numbeo_crime_index","label":"Crime index (crowdsourced)","value":33.55,"display":"33.5 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":66,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_index","label":"Safety index (crowdsourced)","value":66.45,"display":"66.5 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":66,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"human_trafficking_victims","label":"Detected human-trafficking victims","value":0.41,"display":"0.41 / 100k","year":"2024","score":90,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"bribery_contact_rate","label":"Bribery during public-official contact","value":17,"display":"17.0%","year":"2021","score":63,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":38,"display":"US AQI 38 · Good","year":null,"score":92,"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":79,"display":"79 within 15 km · nearest ~1.2 km","year":null,"score":95,"source":"OpenStreetMap"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":35,"display":"July: highs ~35°C · high heat","year":null,"score":80,"source":"Open-Meteo"},{"key":"natural_hazards","label":"Natural hazards","value":4,"display":"4 active alerts · Flood (green)","year":null,"score":85,"source":"GDACS / USGS"},{"key":"advisory","label":"Government travel advisory","value":1,"display":"Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions · 2 govts","year":null,"score":95,"source":"US State Dept · Canada"}],"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":[{"kind":"Flood","severity":"green","title":"flood alert in Austria","distanceKm":212},{"kind":"Flood","severity":"green","title":"flood alert in Poland","distanceKm":427},{"kind":"Drought","severity":"green","title":"Drought is on going in Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Montenegro, The Republic of North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine, ,","distanceKm":446},{"kind":"Flood","severity":"green","title":"flood alert in Czech Republic","distanceKm":476}],"fieldResearch":{"verdict":"Yes — Budapest is one of Europe's safer capitals; your wallet is at far more risk than your person.","summary":"Violent crime against visitors is genuinely rare — the homicide rate is among Europe's lowest and both crowdsourced and governance data point the same way. The risks that do exist are almost entirely petty: pickpocketing in crowds and a handful of well-documented tourist scams, notably rigged bars and unlicensed taxis. Political demonstrations have been frequent since the April 2026 change of government, but they have stayed peaceful and are easy to avoid.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Low","note":"Muggings of visitors are rare and not a pattern; the few incidents reported cluster around late-night party streets and deserted underpasses, not tourist areas."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"The main real risk — Váci utca, the M2/M3 metro, trams 4/6, the Great Market Hall and crowded thermal baths are the hotspots."},"safeAreas":["Belváros-Lipótváros (District V)","Castle District / Várkerület (District I)","Terézváros (District VI)","Palace Quarter, inner Józsefváros (District VIII)"],"avoidAreas":["Outer Józsefváros — the Magdolna quarter around Lujza, Dankó and Magdolna streets — after dark (run-down; locals avoid it at night)","Large parks (Népliget, Városliget) and the Citadella paths after dark — deserted, not patrolled"],"scams":["The 'friendly girl' honeypot bar scam: a stranger on or near Váci utca or the Jewish Quarter invites you to a 'cool bar nearby' — unmarked drink prices, bills of €500–5,000 enforced by security","Unlicensed taxis at the airport, train stations and ruin bars that refuse the meter or take long routes — use Bolt, Uber, Főtaxi or City Taxi only","Restaurant/nightspot overcharging in heavy tourist zones — menus without prices, inflated 'service' charges","Street approaches that open a distraction theft: petition signers, money changers, overly helpful strangers at ticket machines"],"zones":[{"name":"Belváros-Lipótváros (District V)","level":"safe","note":"The tourist core around Váci utca and Parliament — very safe at all hours; only pickpockets to mind in crowds."},{"name":"Castle District / Várkerület (District I)","level":"safe","note":"Quiet, heavily visited and well-patrolled; occasional political rallies at Sándor Palace are peaceful."},{"name":"Terézváros (District VI)","level":"safe","note":"Andrássy Avenue and the Opera area are safe day and night; normal big-city awareness suffices."},{"name":"Erzsébetváros / Jewish Quarter (District VII)","level":"caution","note":"Perfectly safe by day; at night the party quarter concentrates bar scams, drink-spiking reports and rowdy drunk crowds."},{"name":"Palace Quarter, inner Józsefváros (District VIII)","level":"safe","note":"The regenerated area around the National Museum is safe and popular with students and visitors."},{"name":"Outer Józsefváros — Magdolna quarter (District VIII)","level":"avoid","note":"Lujza, Dankó and Magdolna streets and surroundings are run-down and best skipped after dark; locals avoid walking there at night."},{"name":"Outer Ferencváros (District IX beyond the Grand Boulevard)","level":"caution","note":"Fine by day, but the southern stretches toward Üllői út feel deserted and are best avoided alone at night."},{"name":"Keleti Station area / Baross tér (District VIII)","level":"caution","note":"Unwelcoming rather than dangerous — a large transient population and opportunist bag theft around the station, especially at night."}]}}