Izmir

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

38.42°, 27.14°

Regional locator · ring ≈ the figure's geographic unit

The safety picture

A plain-language read of the sourced figures below

Izmir is more a gap in our data than a full entry.

We hold no vetted homicide or robbery rate for the city, and without those inputs we do not compute a composite score, so there is no single number to lean on here. The profile rests on two of five incidence categories and should be read as provisional. What we do have is the official guidance, and the governments we track disagree on how to frame it. The US, Canada, and Australia place Türkiye at their second level, increased caution, while the UK is more cautious at level three, reconsider travel. Every advisory that covers the country also flags pickpocketing and scams aimed at visitors. On perception, 58.6% of people said they feel safe walking alone at night, a nationwide result rather than Izmir specifically.

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 Izmir yet.

Robbery (police-recorded)

No vetted robbery figure for Izmir 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

National survey

58.6%feel safe

58.6% of people surveyed · Türkiye · 2024

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

Primary source: UN SDG 16.1.4 — feel safe walking alone at night (UNODC)

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 Izmir 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)