{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/morocco/fes","updatedAt":"2026-07-20T13:12:25.675Z","place":{"city":"Fes","country":"Morocco","countryCode":"MA","lat":34.03313,"lon":-5.00028},"safety":{"score":66,"level":"SAFE","answer":"Yes — generally safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":50,"categories":[{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":62},{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":72},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":76},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":56}]},"advisories":[{"source":"U.S. Department of State","level":2,"label":"Exercise Increased Caution","updated":"Mon, 21 Apr 2025","url":"https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/morocco-travel-advisory.html"},{"source":"UK Foreign Office (FCDO)","level":1,"label":"No advisory against travel","updated":"2026-02-17T10:48:54Z","url":"https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/morocco"},{"source":"Government of Canada","level":2,"label":"Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)","updated":"2026-06-23T15:36:58.610814-04:00","url":"https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/morocco"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":1.70500474577332,"display":"1.7 / 100k","year":"2023","score":87,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"crime_major_constraint","label":"Crime seen as a major business constraint","value":3.9,"display":"3.9%","year":"2019","score":87,"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":18.6,"display":"18.6 / 100k","year":"2021","score":47,"source":"WHO Global Health Observatory"},{"key":"stability","label":"Political stability & no terrorism","value":58.3648187,"display":"58/100","year":"2024","score":58,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"rule_of_law","label":"Rule of law","value":50.6345517,"display":"51/100","year":"2024","score":51,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"corruption","label":"Control of corruption","value":37.3557196,"display":"37/100","year":"2024","score":37,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"gov_effectiveness","label":"Government effectiveness","value":54.7695462,"display":"55/100","year":"2024","score":55,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"regulatory","label":"Regulatory quality","value":54.4419236,"display":"54/100","year":"2024","score":54,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":44.1300931,"display":"44/100","year":"2024","score":44,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"numbeo_crime_index","label":"Crime index (crowdsourced)","value":47.1,"display":"47.1 / 100","year":null,"score":53,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_index","label":"Safety index (crowdsourced)","value":52.9,"display":"52.9 / 100","year":null,"score":53,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"human_trafficking_victims","label":"Detected human-trafficking victims","value":0.51,"display":"0.51 / 100k","year":"2024","score":88,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"bribery_contact_rate","label":"Bribery during public-official contact","value":31,"display":"31.0%","year":"2018","score":40,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":50,"display":"US AQI 50 · Good","year":null,"score":90,"source":"Open-Meteo Air Quality"},{"key":"health","label":"Travel health notices","value":1,"display":"1 notice · max Watch","year":null,"score":84,"source":"CDC Travelers' Health"},{"key":"hospitals","label":"Hospitals nearby","value":23,"display":"23 within 15 km · nearest ~0.5 km","year":null,"score":95,"source":"OpenStreetMap"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":47,"display":"July: highs ~47°C · dangerous heat","year":null,"score":45,"source":"Open-Meteo"},{"key":"natural_hazards","label":"Natural hazards","value":0,"display":"No active alerts · 1 quake ≥M4.5 past yr","year":null,"score":94,"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":"Watch","title":"Rabies in Morocco","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/rabies-morocco"},{"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 — Fes is safe for visitors who keep their guard up against hustlers and petty theft, though this July's extreme heat is a genuine hazard.","summary":"Violent crime against visitors is rare (Morocco's homicide rate is 1.7/100k, a third of the world average) and terrorism deaths are at zero, but crowdsourced crime perception sits mid-scale and the real day-to-day friction is hassle: faux guides, scams and pickpocketing in the medina. Right now the bigger physical risks are environmental — a prolonged heatwave with orange alerts and inland highs near 45–47°C — plus Morocco's poor road-safety record (18.6 deaths/100k).","robberyRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Violent mugging of tourists is uncommon but documented — knife-point robberies have occurred in deserted medina lanes at night and on the isolated Borj Nord/Marinid Tombs hillside."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Routine in the crowded souks, at Bab Boujloud and around the tanneries — bag-snatching and phone grabs concentrate wherever tourists bunch up."},"safeAreas":["Ville Nouvelle (Centre Ville)","Ziat (riad quarter, Fes el-Bali)","Batha"],"avoidAreas":["Marinid Tombs / Borj Nord hillside at dusk or after dark (isolated muggings on the empty slopes)","Bensouda (peripheral district with higher street crime and no tourist sights)"],"scams":["Faux guides who insist 'the road is closed' and redirect you — endemic around the Chouara tanneries and Bab Boujloud","The 'friendly stranger' on the train or bus into Fes who invites you to meet 'family', then pressures you into carpet shops, commission tours or fake desert excursions","Unsolicited 'helpers' who guide you a few alleys and then aggressively demand payment","Shopkeeper claims your riad or a monument is 'closed' to steer you elsewhere for commission"],"zones":[{"name":"Ville Nouvelle (Centre Ville)","level":"safe","note":"Modern district with wide boulevards, visible police and normal city life — the low-stress base for nervous travellers."},{"name":"Ziat","level":"safe","note":"The medina's riad quarter — well-trodden, close to guesthouses, and calmer than the souk arteries."},{"name":"Batha","level":"safe","note":"Leafy quarter at the medina's edge near the museum — an easy, low-hassle gateway into the old city."},{"name":"Bab Boujloud","level":"caution","note":"The Blue Gate is the tout and pickpocket epicentre — fine and lively, but expect maximum hassle and watch your pockets."},{"name":"Fes el-Bali (deep medina & tanneries)","level":"caution","note":"Safe and heavily policed by day, but faux guides are endemic around the Chouara tanneries and the maze empties and disorients after dark."},{"name":"Fes el-Jdid & Mellah","level":"caution","note":"Worth visiting by day for the palace gates and old Jewish quarter, but quieter than Fes el-Bali — keep to main streets and leave before dark."},{"name":"Marinid Tombs / Borj Nord hillside","level":"avoid","note":"Famous sunset viewpoint but isolated — the classic spot for muggings of lone tourists; go only in a group and never at dusk or after dark."},{"name":"Bensouda","level":"avoid","note":"Outlying working-class district with a rougher street-crime reputation and nothing for visitors."}]}}