# Is Austria safe in 2026?

> Austria scores 95.5/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from natural disasters. The score has been stable for 23 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 95.5/100).

**Safety index:** 95.5 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** very safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Stable for:** 23 days
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/austria
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T03:41:30Z
**License:** CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — reuse with attribution to safemap.ai and the timestamp of the numbers.
**Contact:** contact@safemap.ai

## Threat breakdown

| Category | Current | Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Natural disasters | 0.5 | 5 |
| Crime | 1.4 | 15 |
| Economy | 0.7 | 8 |
| Political instability | 1.3 | 15 |
| Ecology | 0.0 | 1 |
| Public health | 0.1 | 3 |
| Internet freedom | 0.1 | 7 |
| Military conflict | 0.3 | 30 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 | 12 |
| Sanctions | 0.0 | 4 |

## 30-day trend

Austria's score fell by −1.7 over the last 30 days (97.3 → 95.5).

Aug 3 · 97.3 → Sep 1 · 95.5

## Official travel advisory

**Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions.** The U.S. State Department places Austria at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 95.5/100. That advisory was last revised Aug 23, 2024, 739 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/austria-travel-advisory.html), revised Aug 23, 2024. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-29T19:54:16Z — Thieves Smash Museum Case for Diamond Necklace Worth Millions in Vienna — crime, severity 3/10 — New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/world/europe/diamond-necklace-theft-vienna.html
- 2026-08-28T09:26:28Z — Business zone being built on part of former Nazi camp in Austria; Lidl is also coming — political, severity 2/10 — Index.hr — Vijesti — https://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/u-austriji-grade-poslovnu-zonu-na-dijelu-bivseg-nacistickog-logora-dolazi-i-lidl/2828616.aspx
- 2026-08-26T14:17:48Z — Another new report of Legionnaires' disease in Linz - 15 patients treated so far at Kepler University Hospital. Linz AG sets up info hotline — health, severity 2/10 — Der Standard — Inland — https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000337112/wieder-eine-neue-meldung-einer-legionellen-erkrankung-in-linz?ref=rss
- 2026-08-24T12:32:45Z — Burgenland winegrowers harvest around 30 percent less this year as heat and drought affect vineyards — economy, severity 2/10 — Der Standard — Inland — https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000336738/burgenlands-winzer-ernten-heuer-um-rund-30-prozent-weniger?ref=rss
- 2026-08-21T16:03:17Z — Karner: "Even 11-, 12- and 13-year-old offenders must face consequences" — political, severity 2/10 — Der Standard — Inland — https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000336388/karner-auch-taeter-im-alter-von-elf-zwoelf-13-jahren-muessen-konsequenzen-spueren?ref=rss
- 2026-08-20T15:49:10Z — Legionella cases in Linz: Three patients died - Search for source of infection ongoing, total sick reaches 26 — health, severity 4/10 — Der Standard — Inland — https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000336396/legionellen-erkrankungen-in-linz-drei-patienten-gestorben?ref=rss

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 95.5/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:00:58Z.

Legionnaires' disease remains localized, while overall safety and weekly momentum are steady.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (this country) | 95.5 | — |
| Slovenia | 94.7 | −0.8 |
| Czech Republic | 92.6 | −2.9 |
| Croatia | 91.8 | −3.7 |
| Hungary | 86.8 | −8.7 |
| Liechtenstein | 98.8 | +3.3 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 95.5/100 for Austria, as of 2026-09-01T03:41:30Z.

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