Is Belgium safe in 2026?
Belgium scores 93.7/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, political instability. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 93.2/100).
93.7 /100very safe
30-day trend
Belgium's score fell by −3.1 over the last 30 days (96.7 → 93.7).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2.6 / 15 | |
| Political instability | 1.8 / 15 | |
| Economy | 0.8 / 8 | |
| Natural disasters | 0.4 / 5 | |
| Ecology | 0.0 / 1 | |
| Internet freedom | 0.2 / 7 | |
| Public health | 0.1 / 3 | |
| Military conflict | 0.5 / 30 | |
| Nuclear risk | 0.1 / 12 | |
| Sanctions | 0.0 / 4 |
Higher category scores mean more threat pressure; each category is capped by its weight in the 0–100 index. How scores are computed.
Official travel advisory
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places Belgium at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing terrorism, unrest and crime. Our live index reads 93.7/100. That advisory was last revised Jul 23, 2026, 40 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jul 23, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- “Take him away and finish him off”: young chip-shop owners endure nightmare during violent home invasion in Sint-Truiden
- He thought he was safe in Aartselaar until two men stood on his driveway: 'bankomati' Bled Muça executed a few dozen meters from police…
- "How are you supposed to make fries out of this?" Belgian Bintjes barely the size of ping-pong balls after extreme drought
- Weatherman David Dehenauw warns of local severe thunderstorms: "Chance of hail, heavy wind gusts and flooding"
- Our journalist was Belgium's patient zero for West Nile virus: 'Functioned on an empty battery for two months'
- At least 300 Belgians ill after salmonella outbreak at Kempen poultry farm, recalls also abroad
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 93.2/100 (generated )
Serious targeted crimes are concerning, but the recent score rebound suggests no broad deterioration.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Belgium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 93.7 | — | |
| Netherlands | 94.8 | +1.1 | |
| Luxembourg | 96.8 | +3.1 | |
| Germany | 92.0 | −1.7 | |
| Jersey | 97.0 | +3.3 | |
| Guernsey | 97.1 | +3.4 |