{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/morocco/marrakesh","updatedAt":"2026-07-20T13:07:39.032Z","place":{"city":"Marrakesh","country":"Morocco","countryCode":"MA","lat":31.63416,"lon":-7.99994},"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":75},{"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":57,"display":"US AQI 57 · Moderate","year":null,"score":87,"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":21,"display":"21 within 15 km · nearest ~1.4 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 — Marrakesh is safe for visitors: violent crime is rare, and your real battles are scams, pickpockets and this summer's extreme heat.","summary":"Morocco's homicide rate (1.7 per 100k) is a third of the world average and terrorism deaths are at zero, which matches what travellers actually experience in Marrakesh: aggressive hustling and petty theft rather than violence. A dedicated tourist police brigade patrols the medina and Jemaa el-Fna, and arrests in tourist-extortion cases are publicised. The serious hazards right now are environmental — July 2026 has brought repeated orange heat alerts with 43–47°C in Marrakech province — plus Morocco's genuinely dangerous roads (18.6 traffic deaths per 100k).","robberyRisk":{"level":"Low","note":"Violent mugging of tourists is rare; the residual risk is isolated medina alleys and underpasses late at night, so stick to lit main arteries."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"High","note":"Pickpocketing and bag-snatching are the most common crimes against visitors — worst in the Jemaa el-Fna evening crush, the souks and crowded buses."},"safeAreas":["Gueliz","Hivernage","Kasbah","Palmeraie"],"avoidAreas":["Al-Azzouzia (poor outlying district with nothing for visitors and occasional street crime)","Deserted medina back alleys after ~10pm, when the souks empty out"],"scams":["Fake guides and the classic 'this street is closed' redirect — they steer you to a commission-paying shop or demand money for unrequested 'help'; in March 2026 one was arrested after extorting a foreign couple on video","Henna women at Jemaa el-Fna who grab your hand, apply a design uninvited and demand €20–50 — some use PPD 'black henna' that burns skin","Tannery touts offering a 'free tour' that ends in aggressive payment demands","Snake charmers and monkey handlers who put animals on you, then demand cash for the photo","Unmetered taxis quoting 5–10x the fare; newer angles include fake 'argan cooperatives' and QR-code payment phishing at tourist sites"],"zones":[{"name":"Gueliz","level":"safe","note":"The modern new town — wide boulevards, police presence, far less hassle; comfortable for walking day and night."},{"name":"Hivernage","level":"safe","note":"Upscale hotel and nightlife district, well-lit and patrolled — the most relaxed base in the city."},{"name":"Kasbah","level":"safe","note":"Compact royal-palace quarter south of the medina core; touristy, calmer than the souks and fine after dark on main streets."},{"name":"Palmeraie","level":"safe","note":"Spread-out resort palm grove north-east of town; safe, but you'll need transport and will meet quad-bike touts."},{"name":"Medina (souks & Jemaa el-Fna)","level":"caution","note":"Safe but intense by day — peak zone for pickpockets, fake guides and henna scams; alleys empty and darken fast after 9–10pm."},{"name":"Mellah","level":"caution","note":"The old Jewish quarter is fine to visit by day but poorer and dimly lit — locals flag it as the medina's sketchier corner at night."},{"name":"Sidi Youssef Ben Ali","level":"caution","note":"Working-class district south-east of the medina with no tourist infrastructure — no reason to wander here, especially after dark."},{"name":"Al-Azzouzia","level":"avoid","note":"Poor peripheral district in the north-west suburbs — nothing for visitors and occasional street crime."}]}}