Kakapo Safety Index 2026

Travel Safety Statistics 2026

Headline numbers from the Kakapo Safety Index, covering 131 major tourist cities scored from government and open data.

Updated 3 July 2026 · Download CSV

At a glance

The average city safety score across 131 major destinations is 79/100.
20 cities score 90+ ("Excellent"); 52 score 80–89 ("Very Safe").
Average night-safety score is 68/100, and average transport safety is 75/100.
107 of 131 cities score noticeably lower at night than their overall score, the single most under-checked risk for travelers.

Safety-band breakdown

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Data by Kakapo, an independent travel-safety platform. We track 160,000+ destinations in our database, compute full safety scores for 1,000+ cities, and rank the 131 largest tourist cities in this index. See our methodology and data sources. Browse travel businesses verified as safe, or get your business verified.