Tel Aviv
Israel · Middle East
The safety picture
A plain-language read of the sourced figures belowTel Aviv scores 65 out of 100 in our index, safer than only 29% of the cities we score.
Its homicide rate is 3.6 per 100,000, about 2.3 times the median we track, and its recorded robbery rate is 35.6 per 100,000; both are city-level figures we derived from counts and populations, and the robbery number, being police-recorded, understates the true level. The governments we track diverge sharply on the wider risk. Canada places Israel at its highest advisory level, do not travel, while the UK and Australia each set it a step lower at reconsider travel. Their advisories flag pickpocketing and scams for visitors. On perception, 72.7% of people said they feel safe walking alone at night, but that survey is national and not specific to Tel Aviv.
Safety dimensions
Larger area = more concernHomicide / general violence
Primary source: Israel Police — open crime data (data.gov.il)
Robbery (police-recorded)
Primary source: Israel Police — open crime data (data.gov.il)
Travel advisories
No advisory on record.
Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Israel and Palestine Travel Advice and Advisories
Primary source: UK FCDO — Israel travel advice
Primary source: Australian Government (DFAT Smartraveller) — Israel 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: UN SDG 16.1.4 — feel safe walking alone at night (UNODC)
Tourist-specific incidents
How often government travel advisories mention each — a source-consensus signal, not a risk rate.Primary source: UK FCDO — Israel travel advice (Safety and security)
Primary source: UK FCDO — Israel travel advice (Safety and security)