{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/mozambique/jo","updatedAt":"2026-07-18T21:14:59.779Z","place":{"city":"Jó","country":"Mozambique","countryCode":"MZ","lat":-21.175,"lon":35.02417},"safety":{"score":57,"level":"MODERATE","answer":"Mostly — take normal precautions","saferThanPctOfCountries":36,"categories":[{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":62},{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":61},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":70},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":38}]},"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/mozambique-travel-advisory.html"},{"source":"UK Foreign Office (FCDO)","level":4,"label":"Advises against all travel to parts of the country","updated":"2026-07-09T14:47:45Z","url":"https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mozambique"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":3.58999788532633,"display":"3.6 / 100k","year":"2011","score":75,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"crime_major_constraint","label":"Crime seen as a major business constraint","value":9.8,"display":"9.8%","year":"2018","score":74,"source":"World Bank Enterprise Surveys"},{"key":"terrorism_deaths","label":"Terrorism deaths (latest year)","value":154,"display":"154","year":"2021","score":49,"source":"Global Terrorism Database"},{"key":"road_deaths","label":"Road traffic deaths","value":20.1,"display":"20.1 / 100k","year":"2021","score":44,"source":"WHO Global Health Observatory"},{"key":"stability","label":"Political stability & no terrorism","value":35.8615679,"display":"36/100","year":"2024","score":36,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"rule_of_law","label":"Rule of law","value":36.3987667,"display":"36/100","year":"2024","score":36,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"corruption","label":"Control of corruption","value":26.3621556,"display":"26/100","year":"2024","score":26,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"gov_effectiveness","label":"Government effectiveness","value":37.4225793,"display":"37/100","year":"2024","score":37,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"regulatory","label":"Regulatory quality","value":42.8211624,"display":"43/100","year":"2024","score":43,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":39.2482884,"display":"39/100","year":"2024","score":39,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"numbeo_crime_index","label":"Crime index (crowdsourced)","value":61,"display":"61.0 / 100","year":null,"score":39,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_index","label":"Safety index (crowdsourced)","value":39,"display":"39.0 / 100","year":null,"score":39,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"human_trafficking_victims","label":"Detected human-trafficking victims","value":0.34,"display":"0.34 / 100k","year":"2024","score":91,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"bribery_contact_rate","label":"Bribery during public-official contact","value":35,"display":"35.0%","year":"2018","score":34,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":43,"display":"US AQI 43 · Good","year":null,"score":91,"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":0,"display":"None mapped within 15 km","year":null,"score":22,"source":"OpenStreetMap"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":27,"display":"July: highs ~27°C · no weather extremes","year":null,"score":100,"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":"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":"Mostly yes — Jó sits on one of Mozambique's calmer coastal stretches, far from the northern conflict, but it is extremely remote and demands self-sufficiency and careful road travel.","summary":"The country's moderate rating is driven by weak governance, corruption and dangerous roads rather than violence in this region — the Cabo Delgado insurgency is over 1,000 km north of Jó. Locally, the real risks are remoteness (no hospital mapped within 15 km), opportunistic theft, and one advisory-flagged stretch of the EN1 just north of the Save River. The post-election unrest that shook Mozambique in 2024–25 has largely subsided as of mid-2026.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Armed robbery is a genuine problem in Mozambican cities and has hit two Inhambane-province coastal resorts, but this remote Govuro/Save stretch sees few incidents — the flagged EN1 corridor and night roads are the main exposure."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Essentially nil in Jó itself; watch bags and phones in Vilankulo's market and beachfront and at Nova Mambone's market days, and never leave valuables on a beach."},"safeAreas":["Vilankulo (town and beachfront)","Inhassoro town","Bazaruto Archipelago"],"avoidAreas":["EN1 between the Save River bridge and Muxúngue — advisory-flagged for past armed roadside attacks; transit in daylight only","Any road in the region after dark — unlit, potholed, with livestock, pedestrians and occasional robbery risk"],"scams":["Fake 'fines' at police checkpoints on the EN1 — officers soliciting on-the-spot cash; a certified passport copy and polite patience usually ends it","Unlicensed 'guides' and boat-trip touts in Vilankulo taking upfront payment for island trips that never happen","Card skimming and ATM 'helpers' in Vilankulo and Maxixe — use bank-lobby ATMs and cash for everything north of Inhassoro"],"zones":[{"name":"Vilankulo","level":"safe","note":"The regional tourist hub 130 km south — well-trodden, good lodges and services; normal precautions and no beach valuables."},{"name":"Bazaruto Archipelago","level":"safe","note":"Island national park reached from Vilankulo/Inhassoro — effectively crime-free; the risks are boats and sun, not people."},{"name":"Inhassoro","level":"safe","note":"Sleepy, friendly beach town and the nearest full services to Jó — relaxed by day and night in the lodge areas."},{"name":"Jó / Save delta coast","level":"caution","note":"Safe in the sense that little happens here, but utterly remote — no hospital, police post or fuel nearby, so any emergency becomes serious."},{"name":"Nova Mambone","level":"caution","note":"Govuro's district seat: fine by day for supplies, but minimal policing and lighting — stay in after dark."},{"name":"Machanga","level":"caution","note":"Across the Save mouth in Sofala — extremely isolated with no emergency response; only cross by day with a trusted boatman."},{"name":"EN1 Save River bridge–Muxúngue corridor","level":"avoid","note":"The highway stretch just north of the district, still flagged by foreign governments for past armed roadside attacks — transit in daylight, without stopping, or route around it."},{"name":"Pambara junction–Save bridge (EN1 north of Vilankulo turnoff)","level":"caution","note":"Main access road to Jó: fine in daylight but checkpoint shakedowns, bad surfaces and no lighting — never drive it at night."}]}}