Is Cape Verde safe in 2026?

Cape Verde scores 92.7/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from natural disasters, crime, economy. The score has been stable for 23 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 92.7/100).

30-day trend

Cape Verde's score fell by −3.6 over the last 30 days (96.3 → 92.7).

Threat breakdown

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

1 Exercise Normal Precautions

The U.S. State Department places Cape Verde at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions citing crime. Our live index reads 92.7/100. That advisory was last revised Dec 18, 2025, 257 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Cabo Verde is broadly secure for visitors, though risk is not evenly distributed across the country. Praia stands out as the exception, with elevated levels of both opportunistic and violent offences. Pickpocketing and purse snatching occur there, alongside muggings, armed robberies and assaults. Banks and ATMs, along with movement on foot or by car after dark, are the settings where exposure in the capital tends to concentrate.

Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Dec 18, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.

Latest recorded events

No threat events have been recorded for Cape Verde — the index is holding on baseline factors alone.

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 92.7/100 (generated Aug 31, 2026 23:02 UTC)

Safety remains high and unchanged with no fresh adverse developments.

Compared with nearby countries

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