Disclaimer
Safetlas is a free information tool. It shows official recorded-crime data to help you get your bearings before you travel. It is not safety advice, and it cannot tell you whether any particular place, street or moment is safe for you.
Information, not advice
Everything on Safetlas - the maps, the rankings, the country and city guides, and the answers from the “Ask Safetlas” assistant - is general information. It is not professional, legal, security or travel advice, and it is not a recommendation to visit, or to avoid, any place. Only you can judge your own situation. Use your own judgment alongside local knowledge, the official travel advice from your government, and the local authorities.
We cannot promise the data is perfect
We build Safetlas from official police and government statistics, but we then clean, combine, convert and map those figures ourselves. That processing can introduce mistakes: a boundary matched to the wrong area, a population figure that is out of date, an offence category grouped in a way the original source did not intend, or a plain software bug. The data is provided “as is”, with no warranty that it is accurate, complete or current. Always check the original source before you rely on a number - every source is listed in our methodology.
Recorded crime is not the same as your safety
- Recorded crime counts reports the police logged in the past. It does not predict what will happen to you.
- Many crimes are never reported, so the recorded figures understate what really happens.
- Rates are per 1,000 residents, so busy city centres and tourist areas look worse than they feel.
- A low rate does not mean a place is safe, and a grey “no data” area never means unsafe.
- Each country counts crime in its own way, so figures should only ever be compared within one country.
The “Ask Safetlas” assistant
The assistant is automated. It turns our recorded-crime data into plain-language answers. It can be incomplete, out of date or simply wrong, and it knows nothing about your personal circumstances, the time of day, or what is happening on the ground right now. Treat its answers as a starting point, never as a safety recommendation. Do not rely on it - or on anything else on Safetlas - to decide whether it is safe to walk somewhere, at night or at any other time. If you feel unsafe, trust your instincts and contact the local authorities.
Third-party data and links
Crime figures, population counts and map boundaries belong to the national statistics offices, police forces and open-data providers listed in our methodology. We are not affiliated with them, and they do not endorse Safetlas. The site may link to third-party websites and services that we do not control and are not responsible for.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Safetlas and the people behind it accept no liability for any loss, injury or damage arising from your use of - or reliance on - the site, its data or the assistant. You use Safetlas at your own risk.
In an emergency
Anywhere we cover in Europe, call 112. If you are in immediate danger, contact the local emergency services first - not a website.
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