Is Netherlands safe in 2026?
Netherlands scores 92.1/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, political stability. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 92.9/100).
92.1 /100very safe
30-day trend
Netherlands's score changed by +-0.0 over the last 22 days (92.2 → 92.1) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
0.5/34.1 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 Netherlands at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing terrorism. Our live index reads 92.1/100. That advisory was last revised Aug 18, 2026, 59 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Aug 18, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Another incident at a hair salon in Vlaardingen, possibly linked to 'barber war'
- Unrest in Amsterdam neighborhood Floradorp, three arrested
- UK sanctions Dutch businessman exposed by Kyiv Independent for shipping EU machinery to Russian missile suppliers
- Oldenbroek church raises rainbow flag as municipality scraps LGBTQI policy
- Death cap mushroom puts several Dutch people in hospital: how dangerous is this mushroom, which also occurs in our country?
- Fatalities and dozens of infections from West Nile virus in the Netherlands: what is this virus that is also appearing in Belgium?
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 92.9/100 (generated )
Localized unrest in Amsterdam is contained and does not threaten national stability.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 92.1 | — | |
| Belgium | 89.5 | −2.6 | |
| Luxembourg | 97.2 | +5.1 | |
| Germany | 92.2 | +0.1 | |
| Denmark | 94.5 | +2.4 | |
| Jersey | 96.7 | +4.5 |