{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/portugal/lisbon","updatedAt":"2026-07-19T01:56:34.749Z","place":{"city":"Lisbon","country":"Portugal","countryCode":"PT","lat":38.72509,"lon":-9.1498},"safety":{"score":80,"level":"VERY_SAFE","answer":"Yes — very safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":72,"categories":[{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":90},{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":82},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":93},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":75}]},"advisories":[{"source":"U.S. Department of State","level":1,"label":"Exercise Normal Precautions","updated":"Sun, 19 Jul 2026","url":"https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/portugal-travel-advisory.html"},{"source":"UK Foreign Office (FCDO)","level":1,"label":"No advisory against travel","updated":"2026-07-17T13:17:17Z","url":"https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/portugal"},{"source":"Government of Canada","level":1,"label":"Exercise normal security precautions","updated":"2026-07-13T14:53:10.4800879-04:00","url":"https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/portugal"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":0.719971949892832,"display":"0.7 / 100k","year":"2022","score":94,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"crime_major_constraint","label":"Crime seen as a major business constraint","value":0.2,"display":"0.2%","year":"2019","score":96,"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":7.2,"display":"7.2 / 100k","year":"2021","score":77,"source":"WHO Global Health Observatory"},{"key":"stability","label":"Political stability & no terrorism","value":75.0659657,"display":"75/100","year":"2024","score":75,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"rule_of_law","label":"Rule of law","value":75.4172468,"display":"75/100","year":"2024","score":75,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"corruption","label":"Control of corruption","value":64.5372586,"display":"65/100","year":"2024","score":65,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"gov_effectiveness","label":"Government effectiveness","value":69.76339,"display":"70/100","year":"2024","score":70,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"regulatory","label":"Regulatory quality","value":66.5361271,"display":"67/100","year":"2024","score":67,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":78.9923138,"display":"79/100","year":"2024","score":79,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"numbeo_crime_index","label":"Crime index (crowdsourced)","value":32.91,"display":"32.9 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":67,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_index","label":"Safety index (crowdsourced)","value":67.09,"display":"67.1 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":67,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"violence_victimization","label":"Physical assault (past year)","value":3.2,"display":"3.2%","year":"2022","score":89,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"sexual_violence","label":"Sexual violence (past year)","value":0.3,"display":"0.3%","year":"2022","score":95,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"human_trafficking_victims","label":"Detected human-trafficking victims","value":3.25,"display":"3.25 / 100k","year":"2023","score":46,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"bribery_contact_rate","label":"Bribery during public-official contact","value":3,"display":"3.0%","year":"2021","score":93,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":39,"display":"US AQI 39 · Good","year":null,"score":92,"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":55,"display":"55 within 15 km · nearest ~0.5 km","year":null,"score":95,"source":"OpenStreetMap"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":33,"display":"July: highs ~33°C · no weather extremes","year":null,"score":100,"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":1,"display":"Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions · 2 govts","year":null,"score":95,"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":"Yes — Lisbon is one of Europe's safest capitals for visitors; your main risks are pickpockets and this summer's extreme heat, not violent crime.","summary":"Every hard indicator points the same way: a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100k, near-zero terrorism, strong rule of law, and reported crime in Lisbon actually falling 7.6% in the latest national statistics. What the databases can't show is the practical stuff: a genuine surge in organized pickpocketing on tourist transit (Tram 28 above all), a fake-police cash scam working the center, and a July 2026 heatwave that has put mainland Portugal under a wildfire state of alert — Lisbon itself is outside the fire zones but is baking in 40°C heat.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Low","note":"Violent robbery of visitors is rare; the incidents that do occur are late-night muggings around Martim Moniz/Intendente/Anjos, Cais do Sodré and unlit lanes of Alfama and Graça."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"High","note":"The city's defining tourist crime, and it peaks in July–August: Tram 28 is the most-pickpocketed transit line in Portugal, with crowded metro cars, Rossio, Praça do Comércio and the Alfama viewpoints close behind."},"safeAreas":["Baixa & Chiado","Avenida da Liberdade","Belém","Parque das Nações"],"avoidAreas":["Chelas / Olaias / Portugal Novo (history of drug- and gun-related crime, no tourist draw)","Cova da Moura, Amadora outskirts (drug-trafficking reputation; well outside anything a visitor needs)","Martim Moniz–Intendente–Anjos late at night (fine by day; drug trade and occasional muggings after dark)"],"scams":["Fake plainclothes 'police' flashing a badge in Baixa-Chiado, Rossio and Avenida da Liberdade who 'inspect' your wallet for counterfeit notes and hand it back lighter — real police never do this; ask to walk to a station","Constant 'hash / coca' street sellers around Rua Augusta and Bairro Alto — usually selling fakes, sometimes paired with an accomplice posing as a cop demanding a 'fine'; a firm 'não, obrigado' and keep walking","Taxi overcharging from the airport and fake fado-show ticket sellers — use the metro, an app-based ride, or book fado through your hotel","'Arrumadores' — self-appointed parking ushers who demand payment for watching your rental car; refuse politely and park in a paid garage instead","ATM shoulder-surfing crews around city-center multibancos — use machines inside bank branches during the day"],"zones":[{"name":"Baixa & Chiado","level":"safe","note":"Pedestrianized downtown with constant police presence — safe at all hours, but this is prime ground for pickpockets and the fake-police wallet scam."},{"name":"Avenida da Liberdade","level":"safe","note":"Upscale boulevard, well-lit and busy; occasional protest marches route along it but they're peaceful."},{"name":"Belém","level":"safe","note":"Daytime monument district by the river — very low crime; just watch bags in queue crowds at the tower and monastery."},{"name":"Parque das Nações","level":"safe","note":"Modern, spacious waterfront district around the Oceanário — one of the calmest parts of the city day and night."},{"name":"Alfama & Graça","level":"caution","note":"Charming and heavily touristed by day, but Tram 28 pickpockets work it constantly and the unlit medieval lanes have seen late-night muggings."},{"name":"Bairro Alto & Cais do Sodré","level":"caution","note":"Great nightlife but persistent drug-sellers, drink-related trouble and most of the city's late-night robbery reports — fine in a group, don't stagger home alone at 3am."},{"name":"Martim Moniz / Intendente / Anjos","level":"caution","note":"Pleasant and multicultural by day, but drug dealing and prostitution persist and it's the area locals most consistently say to skip after dark."},{"name":"Chelas / Olaias / Portugal Novo","level":"avoid","note":"Peripheral estates with a history of drug- and gun-related crime and nothing for visitors — no reason to be here."}]}}