# Is Sint Maarten safe in 2026?

> Sint Maarten scores 89.6/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from natural disasters, crime, economy. The score has been stable for 23 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 89.4/100).

**Safety index:** 89.6 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** very safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Stable for:** 23 days
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/sint-maarten
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T04:09:32Z
**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 |
|---|---|---|
| Natural disasters | 2.0 | 5 |
| Crime | 4.5 | 15 |
| Economy | 1.5 | 8 |
| Political instability | 2.0 | 15 |
| Ecology | 0.0 | 1 |
| Public health | 0.1 | 3 |
| Internet freedom | 0.0 | 7 |
| Military conflict | 0.1 | 30 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 | 12 |
| Sanctions | 0.0 | 4 |

## 30-day trend

Sint Maarten's score fell by −6.3 over the last 30 days (96.0 → 89.6).

Aug 3 · 96.0 → Sep 1 · 89.6

## Official travel advisory

**Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions.** The U.S. State Department places Sint Maarten at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 89.6/100. That advisory was last revised Aug 19, 2024, 743 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/sint-maarten-travel-advisory.html), revised Aug 19, 2024. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-31T02:21:47Z — Schools on Sint Maarten remain closed due to bad weather — disaster, severity 2/10 — NOS — Binnenland — https://nos.nl/l/2629018

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 89.4/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:02:51Z.

Persistent bad weather and school closures create modest near-term safety deterioration.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Sint Maarten |
|---|---|---|
| Sint Maarten (this country) | 89.6 | — |
| Saint Martin | 92.0 | +2.4 |
| Anguilla | 94.4 | +4.8 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 95.7 | +6.1 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 90.2 | +0.6 |
| Montserrat | 94.1 | +4.5 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 89.6/100 for Sint Maarten, as of 2026-09-01T04:09:32Z.

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