Is Italy safe in 2026?
Italy scores 85.6/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from natural disasters, crime, political instability. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 84.5/100).
85.6 /100very safe
30-day trend
Italy's score fell by −6.5 over the last 30 days (92.1 → 85.6).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Natural disasters | 2.6 / 5 | |
| Crime | 4.2 / 15 | |
| Political instability | 3.9 / 15 | |
| Economy | 1.9 / 8 | |
| Public health | 0.3 / 3 | |
| Ecology | 0.1 / 1 | |
| Military conflict | 1.1 / 30 | |
| Internet freedom | 0.2 / 7 | |
| 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 Italy at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing terrorism. Our live index reads 85.6/100. That advisory was last revised May 23, 2025, 466 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
- Hailstorm over Brixen and the Eisack Valley - Numerous calls to the Fire Brigade
- ‘Torture of 12 boys in a juvenile detention facility’; officers suspended from duty
- Fire near San Teodoro beach prompts evacuation of farm — Two Canadair firefighting aircraft requested, one already on site
- Fire in the Nuoro area and Canadair intervention, cleanup already underway — Flames had crossed State Road 131 Dcn near Orune
- Night of fire in the province of Palermo, fire alert again today
- More fires in the Taormina area, homes threatened — a wide area of the town of Castelmola affected, firefighters working since yesterday
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 84.5/100 (generated )
Multiple active fires, a prison riot and detention-abuse allegations reinforce the downward momentum.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Italy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 85.6 | — | |
| Vatican City | 97.9 | +12.2 | |
| San Marino | 98.8 | +13.1 | |
| Croatia | 91.8 | +6.2 | |
| Monaco | 98.3 | +12.6 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 79.9 | −5.7 |