Is New Caledonia safe in 2026?

New Caledonia scores 89.9/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from economy, political instability, natural disasters. The score has been stable for 23 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 89.9/100).

30-day trend

New Caledonia's score fell by −4.5 over the last 30 days (94.4 → 89.9).

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

2 Exercise Increased Caution

The U.S. State Department places New Caledonia at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing crime and civil unrest. Our live index reads 89.9/100. That advisory was last revised May 21, 2026, 103 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Crime is the principal concern, particularly after dark outside Nouméa. Following the civil unrest of 2024, police and military remain deployed across the territory, and demonstrations can escalate without warning, halting transport and other essential services. Language barriers can slow emergency calls, and medical care, both routine and emergency, is concentrated in Nouméa and sparse elsewhere. On-site assistance comes from local authorities; U.S. government capacity to help its citizens in an emergency there is extremely constrained.

Source: U.S. Department of State, revised May 21, 2026. 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 New Caledonia — the index is holding on baseline factors alone.

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 89.9/100 (generated Aug 31, 2026 23:02 UTC)

No recent events or momentum indicate a near-term safety change.

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