Is Italy safe in 2026?
Italy scores 75.2/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, natural disasters, crime. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 72.9/100).
75.2 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Italy's score fell by −7.8 over the last 22 days (83.0 → 75.2).
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
0.7/34.1 safety points.
Nuclear threats & incidents
Nuclear index: 0.5/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.
Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.
Official travel advisory
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places Italy at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing terrorism. Our live index reads 75.2/100. That advisory was last revised May 23, 2025, 511 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised May 23, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Students take to the streets for 'No Meloni Day', rallies across Italy
- Slaps, insults and sexual violence against elderly women in a nursing home
- Fuel emergency in Cosenza, stocks exhausted amid protests and fears of a stoppage
- Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and underwent successful surgery, Vatican says
- Pope Leo XIV has 'good night' in hospital after lung surgery, Vatican says
- Second day of students camping in tents at Montecitorio and in front of some universities
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 72.9/100 (generated )
Rising crime, fuel shortages, and student protests are creating a compounding negative effect on safety.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Italy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 75.2 | — | |
| Vatican City | 97.5 | +22.3 | |
| San Marino | 98.6 | +23.4 | |
| Croatia | 87.3 | +12.2 | |
| Monaco | 98.0 | +22.8 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76.4 | +1.2 |