We score more than a thousand destinations from official government data, then publish the findings as original studies — the rankings, the outliers, and the patterns a single safety score hides. Free to cite, with a link back.
Original, free-to-cite analyses built from the Kakapo Safety Index.
Every major city scored 0–100 from official government data — the aggregate analysis the rest of our studies are built on.
The 131 largest tourist cities ranked by overall safety, with the full dataset free to republish.
The cities whose safety drops most between noon and midnight — an angle a single headline score hides.
The cities travellers are wrong to fear — where a fearsome reputation and the real 2026 score diverge most.
Cities ranked on the personal-safety and after-dark sub-scores that matter most when travelling alone.
Every 2026 FIFA World Cup host city scored for the millions travelling to the tournament.
Every study here is free to cite in journalism, research or content — all we ask is a link back to Kakapo. Need something specific? We do custom data pulls at no cost: a single region, a city-by-city breakdown, or a ranking cut to your story, usually the same day.
Email [email protected], or download the full 2026 dataset (CSV).
