{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/portugal/porto","updatedAt":"2026-07-05T19:56:48.591Z","place":{"city":"Porto","country":"Portugal","countryCode":"PT","lat":41.1485,"lon":-8.61097},"safety":{"score":81,"level":"VERY_SAFE","answer":"Yes — very safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":72,"categories":[{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":90},{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":94},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":86},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":72}]},"advisories":[{"source":"U.S. Department of State","level":1,"label":"Exercise Normal Precautions","updated":"Tue, 23 Dec 2025","url":"https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.prt.html"},{"source":"UK Foreign Office (FCDO)","level":1,"label":"No advisory against travel","updated":"2026-07-03T14:57:26Z","url":"https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/portugal"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":0.719971949892832,"display":"0.7 / 100k","year":"2022","score":94,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"road","label":"Road traffic deaths","value":8.2,"display":"8.2 / 100k","year":"2019","score":73,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"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":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":102,"display":"US AQI 102 · Unhealthy for sensitive groups","year":null,"score":65,"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":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":30,"display":"July: highs ~30°C · no weather extremes","year":null,"score":100,"source":"Open-Meteo"},{"key":"advisory","label":"Government travel advisory","value":1,"display":"Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions","year":null,"score":95,"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":"Yes — Porto is a very safe city for visitors, with virtually no violent crime risk, though petty theft and tourist scams require normal vigilance.","summary":"World Bank data confirms Portugal has one of the lowest homicide rates in the world (0.7/100k) and a stable, low-corruption governance environment, and the U.S. and UK both rate it as a normal-precautions destination. The real risk profile for Porto is petty theft — pickpocketing and bag-snatching in crowded tourist zones — not violence, and the current standout hazard is an active heatwave and wildfire situation affecting inland Portugal this week.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Low","note":"Violent robbery/mugging of tourists is rare in Porto; isolated incidents skew toward Campanhã and outer neighborhoods after dark, not the tourist core."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"The main real risk for visitors — concentrated on Tram 1, at São Bento station, Dom Luís I Bridge, and in crowded Ribeira alleys."},"safeAreas":["Ribeira (riverside old town)","Foz do Douro","Boavista","Cedofeita","Vila Nova de Gaia (Gaia riverside/port lodges)"],"avoidAreas":["Bairro do Aleixo — drug trafficking, avoid day and night","Bairro da Pasteleira — drug activity, poorly patrolled","Cerco do Porto and Lagarteiro — high crime density, not tourist-relevant areas","Campanhã at night — near the train station, higher petty crime after dark"],"scams":["Strangers on Dom Luís I Bridge asking for €1-2 to 'jump' into the river while an accomplice picks pockets in the distraction","Unofficial/unmetered taxis at the airport overcharging or rerouting","Fake petition or 'help with the ticket machine' distractions at São Bento station used to cover pickpocketing","Street vendors forcing small trinkets into your hand then demanding payment"],"zones":[]}}