{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/thailand/bangkok","updatedAt":"2026-07-22T21:21:06.617Z","place":{"city":"Bangkok","country":"Thailand","countryCode":"TH","lat":13.75398,"lon":100.50144},"safety":{"score":70,"level":"SAFE","answer":"Yes — generally safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":51,"categories":[{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":90},{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":74},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":81},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":54}]},"advisories":[{"source":"U.S. Department of State","level":1,"label":"Exercise Normal Precautions","updated":"Tue, 07 Jul 2026","url":"https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/thailand-travel-advisory.html"},{"source":"UK Foreign Office (FCDO)","level":3,"label":"Advises against all-but-essential travel to parts","updated":"2026-07-01T11:58:33Z","url":"https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand"},{"source":"Government of Canada","level":2,"label":"Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)","updated":"2026-07-07T09:13:18.4836486-04:00","url":"https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/thailand"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":4.79225300638159,"display":"4.8 / 100k","year":"2011","score":69,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"crime_major_constraint","label":"Crime seen as a major business constraint","value":1,"display":"1.0%","year":"2016","score":96,"source":"World Bank Enterprise Surveys"},{"key":"terrorism_deaths","label":"Terrorism deaths (latest year)","value":11,"display":"11","year":"2021","score":76,"source":"Global Terrorism Database"},{"key":"road_deaths","label":"Road traffic deaths","value":25.4,"display":"25.4 / 100k","year":"2021","score":33,"source":"WHO Global Health Observatory"},{"key":"stability","label":"Political stability & no terrorism","value":54.2220045,"display":"54/100","year":"2024","score":54,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"rule_of_law","label":"Rule of law","value":53.2556386,"display":"53/100","year":"2024","score":53,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"corruption","label":"Control of corruption","value":37.1805433,"display":"37/100","year":"2024","score":37,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"gov_effectiveness","label":"Government effectiveness","value":56.27225,"display":"56/100","year":"2024","score":56,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"regulatory","label":"Regulatory quality","value":56.5410603,"display":"57/100","year":"2024","score":57,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":47.050639,"display":"47/100","year":"2024","score":47,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"numbeo_crime_index","label":"Crime index (crowdsourced)","value":38.27,"display":"38.3 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":62,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_index","label":"Safety index (crowdsourced)","value":61.73,"display":"61.7 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":62,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"safe_walking_dark","label":"Feel safe walking alone after dark","value":72.44,"display":"72.4%","year":"2024","score":75,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"violence_victimization","label":"Physical assault (past year)","value":2.65,"display":"2.6%","year":"2024","score":91,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"sexual_violence","label":"Sexual violence (past year)","value":0.41,"display":"0.4%","year":"2024","score":95,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"human_trafficking_victims","label":"Detected human-trafficking victims","value":0.19,"display":"0.19 / 100k","year":"2023","score":94,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"bribery_contact_rate","label":"Bribery during public-official contact","value":48,"display":"48.0%","year":"2024","score":17,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":60,"display":"US AQI 60 · Moderate","year":null,"score":85,"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":80,"display":"80 within 15 km · nearest ~1.2 km","year":null,"score":95,"source":"OpenStreetMap"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":33,"display":"July: highs ~33°C · heavy rain / flooding","year":null,"score":82,"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":83,"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 — Bangkok is a safe city for visitors; your real risks are scams, petty theft, and traffic, not violent crime.","summary":"The data backs up Bangkok's reputation: violent crime against visitors is rare (assault and homicide figures are near or below world averages, and over 70% of residents feel safe walking at night), while the standout red flags are road-traffic danger — one of the world's worst at 25.4 deaths per 100k — and endemic petty corruption and tourist scams. The long-running southern-border insurgency and the Thailand–Cambodia border tensions are hundreds of kilometres from Bangkok and do not affect the capital.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Low","note":"Mugging and armed robbery of visitors are genuinely rare in Bangkok; the uncommon incidents cluster around late-night nightlife areas and ATM use after dark"},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Pickpocketing and bag-snatching happen in crowded spots — Khao San Road, Chatuchak Market, the BTS at rush hour, and nightlife sois — at typical big-city levels, not epidemic ones"},"safeAreas":["Siam / Pathumwan","Sukhumvit (Asok–Thonglor)","Silom & Sathorn","Riverside / Bang Rak","Rattanakosin (Old City)"],"avoidAreas":["Khlong Toei port/slum area — no visitor draw, and the one district with genuine street-crime and drug problems, especially after dark"],"scams":["The 'Grand Palace is closed today' tout, funnelling you into a tuk-tuk gem/tailor commission tour — temples are open daily","Gem scam: 'certified' stones that are worthless cut glass; no government gem shops exist","Tuk-tuk 10–20 baht 'all-day tours' that shuttle you between commission shops","Taxis refusing the meter or quoting flat prices around tourist hotspots","Overcharging and short-changing in tourist zones; jet-ski/bike rental damage claims elsewhere in Thailand"],"zones":[{"name":"Siam / Pathumwan","level":"safe","note":"Mall-and-hotel core with heavy foot traffic and security presence; main risk is pickpocketing in crowds"},{"name":"Sukhumvit (Asok–Thonglor)","level":"safe","note":"Expat and hotel belt on the BTS line, safe at all hours; watch bar bills and stay alert on the lower sois late at night"},{"name":"Silom & Sathorn","level":"safe","note":"Business district, quiet and orderly; the Patpong night-market strip within it is seedy but policed — guard your wallet there"},{"name":"Riverside / Bang Rak","level":"safe","note":"Upscale hotel and dining area along the Chao Phraya; only current caveat is possible high-tide street flooding this month"},{"name":"Rattanakosin (Old City)","level":"safe","note":"Grand Palace and temple district — physically very safe, but the densest concentration of 'temple closed' touts and tuk-tuk scams"},{"name":"Khao San / Banglamphu","level":"caution","note":"Backpacker nightlife hub: fine by day, but late-night drink-spiking, petty theft, and drunken fights are where tourists get into trouble"},{"name":"Huai Khwang","level":"caution","note":"Local nightlife and massage-parlour district with little tourist infrastructure; fine to visit but stay streetwise after dark"},{"name":"Khlong Toei","level":"avoid","note":"Port and informal-settlement district with Bangkok's most real drug and street-crime problems and nothing for visitors — skip it, especially at night"}]}}