{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/mexico/mexico-city","updatedAt":"2026-07-18T21:05:19.580Z","place":{"city":"Mexico City","country":"Mexico","countryCode":"MX","lat":19.42847,"lon":-99.12766},"safety":{"score":56,"level":"MODERATE","answer":"Mostly — take normal precautions","saferThanPctOfCountries":45,"categories":[{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":62},{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":49},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":83},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":49}]},"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/mexico-travel-advisory.html"},{"source":"UK Foreign Office (FCDO)","level":3,"label":"Advises against all-but-essential travel to parts","updated":"2026-07-16T15:08:09Z","url":"https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mexico"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":24.8589948436701,"display":"24.9 / 100k","year":"2023","score":26,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"crime_major_constraint","label":"Crime seen as a major business constraint","value":12.3,"display":"12.3%","year":"2010","score":69,"source":"World Bank Enterprise Surveys"},{"key":"terrorism_deaths","label":"Terrorism deaths (latest year)","value":12,"display":"12","year":"2021","score":76,"source":"Global Terrorism Database"},{"key":"road_deaths","label":"Road traffic deaths","value":12,"display":"12.0 / 100k","year":"2021","score":62,"source":"WHO Global Health Observatory"},{"key":"stability","label":"Political stability & no terrorism","value":53.6732923,"display":"54/100","year":"2024","score":54,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"rule_of_law","label":"Rule of law","value":37.1058908,"display":"37/100","year":"2024","score":37,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"corruption","label":"Control of corruption","value":28.8100291,"display":"29/100","year":"2024","score":29,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"gov_effectiveness","label":"Government effectiveness","value":47.0640988,"display":"47/100","year":"2024","score":47,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"regulatory","label":"Regulatory quality","value":51.7749322,"display":"52/100","year":"2024","score":52,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":50.9282349,"display":"51/100","year":"2024","score":51,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"numbeo_crime_index","label":"Crime index (crowdsourced)","value":66.26,"display":"66.3 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":34,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_index","label":"Safety index (crowdsourced)","value":33.74,"display":"33.7 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":34,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"safe_walking_dark","label":"Feel safe walking alone after dark","value":41.3,"display":"41.3%","year":"2024","score":38,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"violence_victimization","label":"Physical assault (past year)","value":6.1,"display":"6.1%","year":"2024","score":79,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"sexual_violence","label":"Sexual violence (past year)","value":1.6,"display":"1.6%","year":"2024","score":82,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"human_trafficking_victims","label":"Detected human-trafficking victims","value":0.06,"display":"0.06 / 100k","year":"2024","score":97,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"bribery_contact_rate","label":"Bribery during public-official contact","value":13.96,"display":"14.0%","year":"2023","score":69,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":67,"display":"US AQI 67 · Moderate","year":null,"score":82,"source":"Open-Meteo Air Quality"},{"key":"health","label":"Travel health notices","value":1,"display":"2 notices · max Watch","year":null,"score":84,"source":"CDC Travelers' Health"},{"key":"hospitals","label":"Hospitals nearby","value":80,"display":"80 within 15 km · nearest ~1.6 km","year":null,"score":95,"source":"OpenStreetMap"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":26,"display":"July: highs ~26°C · wet spell","year":null,"score":92,"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":"Watch","title":"Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mexico","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/rmsf-mexico"},{"level":"Watch","title":"A Strain of Multidrug-Resistant <em>Salmonella</em> Newport in Mexico","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/salmonella-newport-mexico"},{"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, with street smarts — Mexico City is one of Mexico's safer destinations and millions visit without trouble, but street theft is a real, daily risk.","summary":"The national homicide rate (24.9/100k) reflects cartel violence concentrated far from the capital; in Mexico City itself, the realistic threats to a visitor are pickpocketing, phone snatching, street robbery, and taxi-related crime. Crowdsourced safety scores are poor (only ~41% feel safe walking alone after dark) but that gap between perception and tourist reality narrows sharply if you stay in the well-patrolled central neighborhoods. With World Cup crowds just winding down, petty theft and drink spiking reports are elevated this month.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Armed muggings and motorcycle robberies do hit visitors — over 30,000 robberies were reported citywide in 2025 — but mostly outside the core tourist zones and late at night."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"High","note":"The top risk for visitors: Metro cars, buses, Centro Histórico crowds and markets are pickpocket hotspots, with phone theft reports up during the World Cup crowds."},"safeAreas":["Polanco","Roma Norte","Condesa","Coyoacán"],"avoidAreas":["Tepito (contraband market with entrenched gang activity)","Doctores (high street-robbery rate right next to the center)","Iztapalapa (eastern borough with elevated violent crime, no tourist draw)"],"scams":["Unmarked 'libre' street taxis linked to overcharging and express kidnapping — victims driven to ATMs and forced to withdraw cash","ATM skimming and card cloning, including on machines in Roma, Condesa and Polanco — use ATMs inside banks","Drink spiking in bars and clubs, with reports up during the World Cup period","Fake vacation-rental listings and airport 'taxi' touts who approach you at arrivals"],"zones":[{"name":"Polanco","level":"safe","note":"Upscale embassy and museum district with visible security presence; the city's most polished area."},{"name":"Roma Norte","level":"safe","note":"Walkable café-and-boutique quarter popular with visitors; watch for ATM skimmers and petty theft, but violent crime is rare."},{"name":"Condesa","level":"safe","note":"Leafy, lively and well-trafficked day and night; keep an eye on drinks in bars."},{"name":"Coyoacán","level":"safe","note":"Relaxed historic district around Frida Kahlo's museum; pickpockets work the weekend market crowds but it's otherwise calm."},{"name":"Centro Histórico","level":"caution","note":"Fine and heavily policed by day, but pickpocketing is rife in the crowds and side streets empty out after dark."},{"name":"Juárez / Zona Rosa","level":"caution","note":"Busy nightlife zone — generally fine, but drink spiking and late-night street theft are reported."},{"name":"Doctores","level":"avoid","note":"Directly south of the center with one of the city's highest street-robbery rates; easy to wander into by mistake."},{"name":"Tepito","level":"avoid","note":"Contraband market district with entrenched gang activity; not a place for outsiders even in daylight."},{"name":"Iztapalapa","level":"avoid","note":"Vast eastern borough with elevated violent crime and no tourist sights worth the exposure."}]}}