Porto
Portugal · Europe
The safety picture
A plain-language read of the sourced figures belowPorto scores 77 out of 100 in our composite index, safer than about 41% of the cities we score.
Its homicide rate is 1.3 per 100,000, roughly 0.8 times the median for the cities we track. That number covers the wider municipality, was calculated by us from a count and a population, and pools more than one year, so take it as an approximate upper bound rather than a single-year city figure. Recorded robbery is 298.3 per 100,000, carrying the same municipality and multi-year caveats plus a definition that may not match other cities exactly, and it reflects only reported incidents, so read it as a floor. All four governments we track hold Portugal at their lowest advisory level, normal precautions, and each notes pickpocketing and scams for visitors. We have no resident survey on feeling safe at night for Porto.
Safety dimensions
Larger area = more concernHomicide / general violence
Primary source: INE Portugal — Crimes registados pelas autoridades policiais por município e categoria de crime (fonte: Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça)
Robbery (police-recorded)
Primary source: INE Portugal — Crimes registados pelas autoridades policiais por município e categoria de crime (fonte: Direcção-Geral da Política de Justiça)
Travel advisories
Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Portugal Travel Advisory
Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Portugal Travel Advice and Advisories
Primary source: UK FCDO — Portugal travel advice
Primary source: Australian Government (DFAT Smartraveller) — Portugal travel advice
Perceived safety
How safe people say they feel, from official population surveys — a separate signal, not part of the Safety Index.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.Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Portugal travel advice (Safety and security)
Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Portugal travel advice (Safety and security)