{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/india/delhi","updatedAt":"2026-07-21T11:24:00.472Z","place":{"city":"Delhi","country":"India","countryCode":"IN","lat":28.65195,"lon":77.23149},"safety":{"score":61,"level":"MODERATE","answer":"Mostly — take normal precautions","saferThanPctOfCountries":53,"categories":[{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":62},{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":63},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":82},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":52}]},"advisories":[{"source":"U.S. Department of State","level":2,"label":"Exercise Increased Caution","updated":"Tue, 21 Jul 2026","url":"https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/india-travel-advisory.html"},{"source":"UK Foreign Office (FCDO)","level":4,"label":"Advises against all travel to parts of the country","updated":"2026-07-09T13:54:18Z","url":"https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/india"},{"source":"Government of Canada","level":2,"label":"Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)","updated":"2026-07-13T11:19:39.2642671-04:00","url":"https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/india"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":2.81530423021647,"display":"2.8 / 100k","year":"2022","score":79,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"crime_major_constraint","label":"Crime seen as a major business constraint","value":1.1,"display":"1.1%","year":"2014","score":96,"source":"World Bank Enterprise Surveys"},{"key":"terrorism_deaths","label":"Terrorism deaths (latest year)","value":135,"display":"135","year":"2021","score":50,"source":"Global Terrorism Database"},{"key":"road_deaths","label":"Road traffic deaths","value":14.6,"display":"14.6 / 100k","year":"2021","score":56,"source":"WHO Global Health Observatory"},{"key":"stability","label":"Political stability & no terrorism","value":52.4723123,"display":"52/100","year":"2024","score":52,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"rule_of_law","label":"Rule of law","value":56.2895569,"display":"56/100","year":"2024","score":56,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"corruption","label":"Control of corruption","value":41.8767696,"display":"42/100","year":"2024","score":42,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"gov_effectiveness","label":"Government effectiveness","value":59.2076282,"display":"59/100","year":"2024","score":59,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"regulatory","label":"Regulatory quality","value":53.3476378,"display":"53/100","year":"2024","score":53,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":55.4677802,"display":"55/100","year":"2024","score":55,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"numbeo_crime_index","label":"Crime index (crowdsourced)","value":59.08,"display":"59.1 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":41,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_index","label":"Safety index (crowdsourced)","value":40.92,"display":"40.9 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":41,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"human_trafficking_victims","label":"Detected human-trafficking victims","value":0.42,"display":"0.42 / 100k","year":"2023","score":90,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"bribery_contact_rate","label":"Bribery during public-official contact","value":39,"display":"39.0%","year":"2020","score":28,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":95,"display":"US AQI 95 · Moderate","year":null,"score":68,"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 ~1.5 km","year":null,"score":95,"source":"OpenStreetMap"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":32,"display":"July: highs ~32°C · heavy rain / flooding","year":null,"score":82,"source":"Open-Meteo"},{"key":"natural_hazards","label":"Natural hazards","value":0,"display":"No active alerts · low seismicity","year":null,"score":100,"source":"GDACS / USGS"},{"key":"advisory","label":"Government travel advisory","value":2,"display":"Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution · 2 govts","year":null,"score":70,"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":[],"fieldResearch":{"verdict":"Delhi is reasonably safe for alert travelers, but it demands more street-smarts than almost any other major Asian capital — scams, harassment and petty theft are constant, violent crime against tourists is not.","summary":"The data shows a city where serious violent crime against visitors is uncommon (national homicide is low at 2.8/100k) but everyday friction is high: crowdsourced safety perception is poor, bribery and tout culture are entrenched, and motorbike bag-snatching is a real street-crime pattern. Right now, add two live issues: ongoing anti-government protests in central Delhi that turned violent on 20 July 2026, and monsoon downpours causing waterlogging and traffic chaos through July.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Violent mugging of tourists is uncommon, but motorbike-borne bag-snatching is an established Delhi pattern — a foreign tourist riding an autorickshaw had her bag snatched in south Delhi, and daylight snatchings were reported again in July 2026."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"High","note":"Pickpockets work the crowded markets (Chandni Chowk, Paharganj, Sadar Bazaar), the metro at rush hour, and railway station forecourts — use a money belt and a decoy wallet."},"safeAreas":["Lutyens' Delhi / India Gate area","Hauz Khas","Greater Kailash","Saket","Karol Bagh (main hotel zone, daytime)"],"avoidAreas":["Jantar Mantar / Parliament area during protests (tear gas and baton charges on 20 Jul 2026)","Seelampur and parts of Shahdara (no tourist infrastructure, higher street crime)","Isolated streets, parks and empty metro exits anywhere after dark"],"scams":["Fake 'Government Tourist Office' near Connaught Place and New Delhi Railway Station selling bogus train tickets and overpriced tours — the ONLY official India Tourism office is 88 Janpath","Taxi/auto drivers claiming your hotel is 'closed', 'full' or 'in a dangerous area' to divert you to a commission-paying hotel, especially on late-night airport arrivals","Touts physically blocking railway station entrances demanding to 'check tickets' before steering you to a fake 'foreigners' ticket office'","Gem-purchase and export schemes, and rigged taxi meters / gross overcharging from unofficial airport taxi ranks"],"zones":[{"name":"Lutyens' Delhi (India Gate / Rajpath)","level":"safe","note":"Heavily policed government quarter with wide, monitored avenues — but skirt the Jantar Mantar/Parliament pocket while protests continue"},{"name":"Hauz Khas","level":"safe","note":"Upscale South Delhi dining and nightlife village; low street crime, though watch drink-related overcharging late at night"},{"name":"Greater Kailash","level":"safe","note":"Affluent residential/market district, one of the city's most comfortable areas for visitors"},{"name":"Saket","level":"safe","note":"Mall-and-hotel district in South Delhi with good security presence"},{"name":"Connaught Place","level":"caution","note":"Safe, busy central hub, but the epicentre of fake 'tourist office' scams and persistent touts — and close to the current protest zone"},{"name":"Paharganj","level":"caution","note":"Backpacker bazaar by New Delhi Railway Station: fine by day, but dense with touts, scammers and pickpockets; unpleasant alone after dark"},{"name":"Chandni Chowk (Old Delhi)","level":"caution","note":"Spectacular but intensely crowded — prime pickpocket territory; keep valuables locked away and visit in daylight"},{"name":"Seelampur / Shahdara (North-East Delhi)","level":"avoid","note":"Congested industrial-residential belt with higher street crime and nothing for tourists — no reason to go"}]}}