Istanbul

Türkiye · Middle East

—Safety index

U.S. State DeptLevel 2 · Increased caution

Global Affairs CanadaLevel 2 · Increased caution

UK FCDOLevel 3 · Reconsider travel

Smartraveller (AU)Level 2 · Increased caution

3/5metric categories covered

Open comparison

41.01°, 28.98°

Regional locator · ring ≈ the figure's geographic unit

The safety picture

A plain-language read of the sourced figures below

Istanbul's profile is thin for now.

We hold no vetted homicide or robbery rate for the city, and with only two of five incidence categories filled, there aren't enough inputs to compute a composite score, so there is no single number to read here. The clearest signal is official guidance, and the governments we track do not agree on it. The US, Canada, and Australia all place Türkiye at their second level, increased caution. The UK goes a step further, at level three, reconsider travel, making it the most cautious of the four. Every advisory covering the country also warns about pickpocketing and scams directed at visitors. On perception, a city-level survey found 43.7% of residents say they feel safe walking alone at night, a minority. Treat this entry as provisional until more of the underlying data lands.

Safety dimensions

Larger area = more concern

Violent crimeNo data

Robbery & theftNo data

Travel advisoryNo data

The radar shows the three sourced, comparable risk measures (homicide, robbery, the strictest travel-advisory level). Tourist petty-crime signals are a different kind of measure — how often advisories mention them — so they are shown as rows under Tourist-specific incidents, not as radar axes.

Homicide / general violence

No vetted homicide figure for Istanbul yet.

Robbery (police-recorded)

No vetted robbery figure for Istanbul yet.

Travel advisories

U.S. State Department

U.S. State DeptLevel 2 · Increased caution

Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Türkiye Travel Advisory

Global Affairs Canada

Global Affairs CanadaLevel 2 · Increased caution

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Türkiye Travel Advice and Advisories

UK FCDO

UK FCDOLevel 3 · Reconsider travel

Primary source: UK FCDO — Türkiye travel advice

Smartraveller (Australia)

Smartraveller (AU)Level 2 · Increased caution

Primary source: Australian Government (DFAT Smartraveller) — Türkiye travel advice

Perceived safety

How safe people say they feel, from official population surveys — a separate signal, not part of the Safety Index.

Feel safe walking alone at night

City survey

43.7%feel safe

Türkiye average · 66.9%

43.7% of people surveyed · Istanbul · 2023

% feeling safe = Eurostat "strongly agree" (17.5%) + "somewhat agree" (26.2%); both are shares of the same respondents (base includes "don't know").

Primary source: Eurostat — Quality of Life in European Cities (Flash Eurobarometer, DG REGIO)

Report crime, violence or vandalism in their area

National survey

10.7%report a problem

10.7% of people surveyed · Türkiye · 2023

Survey figure is for Türkiye (country), wider than Istanbul itself.

Primary source: Eurostat — Crime, violence or vandalism in the area (EU-SILC)

Tourist-specific incidents

How often government travel advisories mention each — a source-consensus signal, not a risk rate.

Pickpocketing & petty theft in travel advisories

3 of 3 advisories mention this

project-atlas count: 3 of 3 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Türkiye travel advice (Safety and security)

Scams & fraud in travel advisories

3 of 3 advisories mention this

project-atlas count: 3 of 3 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Türkiye travel advice (Safety and security)