# Is Kosovo safe in 2026?

> Kosovo scores 79.6/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, military conflict, political instability. The score has been stable for 14 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 79.5/100).

**Safety index:** 79.6 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** generally safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Stable for:** 14 days
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/kosovo
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T04:11:05Z
**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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 5.0 | 15 |
| Military conflict | 8.6 | 30 |
| Political instability | 3.9 | 15 |
| Economy | 2.0 | 8 |
| Natural disasters | 0.6 | 5 |
| Public health | 0.2 | 3 |
| Ecology | 0.0 | 1 |
| Sanctions | 0.1 | 4 |
| Internet freedom | 0.1 | 7 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 | 12 |

## 30-day trend

Kosovo's score changed by −0.8 over the last 30 days (80.5 → 79.6) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.

Aug 3 · 80.5 → Sep 1 · 79.6

## Official travel advisory

**Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution.** The U.S. State Department places Kosovo at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing civil unrest. Our live index reads 79.6/100. That advisory was last revised Dec 2, 2024, 638 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/kosovo-travel-advisory.html), revised Dec 2, 2024. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-30T17:22:45Z — SHSKUK increases the value of a tender by €255,000 after lack of interest from operators — health, severity 2/10 — Koha — Arbëri — https://www.koha.net/arberi/shskuk-ja-rrit-per-255-mije-eur-vleren-e-nje-tenderi-pas-mosinteresimit-te-operatoreve
- 2026-08-29T15:22:10Z — PDK Youth surrounds government with hazard tape: Kurti is endangering the state — political, severity 2/10 — Koha — Arbëri — https://www.koha.net/arberi/rinia-e-pdk-se-e-rrethon-qeverine-me-shirit-te-rrezikshmerise-kurti-po-e-rrezikon-shtetin
- 2026-08-25T10:27:54Z — By August, more than double all measles cases in all of 2025 — health, severity 3/10 — Koha — Arbëri — https://www.koha.net/arberi/deri-ne-gusht-me-shume-se-dyfishi-i-te-gjitha-rasteve-me-fruth-ne-krejt-2025-en
- 2026-08-24T21:22:49Z — Fires in the mountains around Pristina, Municipality appeals to citizens — disaster, severity 3/10 — Koha — Arbëri — https://www.koha.net/arberi/zjarre-ne-malet-perreth-prishtines-komuna-me-apel-per-qytetaret
- 2026-08-19T07:49:12Z — Fuel price increases show no sign of stopping — economy, severity 2/10 — Koha — Arbëri — https://www.koha.net/arberi/ngritja-e-cmimit-te-naftes-ska-te-ndalur
- 2026-08-17T19:39:29Z — The Prizren–Prishtina Diocese deems the police decision unconstitutional and blesses the foundation stone of a church in Zogaj — political, severity 2/10 — Koha — Arbëri — https://www.koha.net/arberi/dioqeza-e-quan-jokushtetues-vendimin-e-policise-bekon-gurthemelin-e-kishes-ne-zogaj

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 79.5/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:02:51Z.

Multiple mild health, weather, and political concerns support slight stability near baseline.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Kosovo |
|---|---|---|
| Kosovo (this country) | 79.6 | — |
| Montenegro | 87.4 | +7.7 |
| North Macedonia | 87.7 | +8.1 |
| Serbia | 78.9 | −0.8 |
| Albania | 85.5 | +5.8 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 80.0 | +0.3 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 79.6/100 for Kosovo, as of 2026-09-01T04:11:05Z.

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