Is Adré safe?
Chad · Africa · data updated 2026-09-04
Adré is a city in Chad, home to about 123k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 5,939 of 6,168, with a safety score of 36.8 out of 100, placing it clearly below the global midpoint.
Emergency Ambulance and fire 1212 · Police 2020
- Armed conflict nearbyUCDP recorded 3,895 deaths from organized violence within 100 km in 2022-2024 (69 events). Crime figures do not capture war risk.
- US State Department: Do not travelOfficial travel advisory level 4 of 4 for Chad, updated 2026-04-27.
- UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of this country9 named areas - see "areas to avoid" below.
- Same-sex activity criminalizedLaw on the books in Chad as of 2025 (OWID legal-status series) - enforcement varies, but LGBTQ+ travelers face legal risk.
Deadliest recorded locations nearby
- Ardamata1,690 deaths · 5 events
- Geneina436 deaths · 5 events
- Elgenina281 deaths · 2 events
UCDP-recorded organized-violence deaths within 100 km of Adré, 2022-2024, at the locations the source itself names. Conflict deaths, not street crime.
Areas the UK FCDO advises against visiting country
- Borkou, Ennedi Ouest, Ennedi Est and Tibesti provinces
- Kanem Province, including Nokou
- Lake Chad region
- Within 30km of all Chad’s other borders
- The rest of Chad
- Borkou Province
- Ennedi Ouest Province
- Ennedi Est Province
- Tibesti Province
Named in the official UK travel advice for Chad (in full or in part - the advisory lists exact boundaries and exceptions). These are country-level warnings and may be far from Adré.
How safe is Adré really?
Neither Adré nor Chad has a published homicide rate in the sources this site uses (UNODC and the Igarapé Homicide Monitor), so the strongest single indicator of city safety is simply missing here. Chad's income inequality is middling (Gini 37.4) - in this dataset inequality predicts city violence better than any other structural factor, so this neither raises nor lowers the picture much.
Crime statistics are not the main story here: the Uppsala Conflict Data Program recorded 3,895 deaths from organized violence - war, armed conflict, militia or cartel fighting - within 100 km of Adré across 69 events in 2022-2024. That is active-conflict territory, and ordinary crime figures say nothing about it. The deadliest recorded locations in that radius were Ardamata (1,690 deaths), Geneina (436 deaths), Elgenina (281 deaths).
What the travel advisories say
The US State Department currently rates Chad at level 4 of 4 - "Do not travel" (updated 2026-04-27). The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to parts of this country, naming 9 specific areas - listed above with the official advisory linked for exact boundaries and exceptions. Both advisories are country-level: no official source publishes verified neighborhood-level crime guidance for individual cities, which is why this page reports named areas only where an official source names them.
What to watch out for in Chad
Terrorism in Chad · Terrorist kidnapping · Political situation · Carjacking · Armed robbery · Protecting yourself and your belongings · Personal ID · Ramadan · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · Using cameras · LGBT+ travellers · Road travel · Driving standards and security · Travelling outside N’Djamena · +1 more
Topic headings from the official UK FCDO travel advice for Chad — country-level, not specific to Adré. Read what each one says →
The numbers
- Homicide rate
- no data
- Conflict deaths
- 3,895within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
- Income inequality
- Gini 37.4country, 2022
- Human development
- HDI 0.416country, 2023
- Income
- $2,770/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
- Population
- 123kurban centre · 9,437/km²
Country context for travelers
- Road deaths
- 32.4 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
- Political stability
- 36/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
- Rule of law
- 32/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
- Corruption perceptions
- 22/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
- Natural-hazard risk
- 7.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Women, Peace & Security
- 0.48Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
- Air quality
- 43.0 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
- Safely managed drinking water
- 6%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
- Healthcare capacity
- 0.1 doctors /1k0.2 hospital beds per 1,000
- Malaria
- 206 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only
Natural hazards in Chad
- Flood
- 8.1/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Drought
- 5.5/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Chad as a whole, not Adré specifically.
Same-sex sexual activity is criminalized in Chad (as of 2025). This describes the law on the books, not necessarily enforcement practice.
All country-level figures shared by every city in Chad; none of them affect the safety score.
How the score works
One fixed, calibrated mix for every city: 40% homicide · 25% peace · 25% equality · 10% HDI. Homicide and conflict deaths are measured outcomes; income inequality carries the structural share because it predicts real city violence far better than national income (which is shown above but scored at zero). Each factor maps to 0-100 against fixed anchors, missing data drops out and is never estimated, and cities with data behind less than half the weighting get “no data” instead of a score. For Adré that gives 36.8/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →
Adré compared with El Geneina
| Measure | Adré | El Geneina | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety score | 36.8 | 41.3 | −4.5 — better for El Geneina |
| Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate | no data | no data | — |
| Conflict deaths within 100 km | 3,895 | 3,907 | −12 — better for Adré |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 37.4 | 34.2 | +3.2 — better for El Geneina |
| Human development (HDI) | 0.416 | 0.511 | −0.095 — better for El Geneina |
| Road deaths | 32.4 /100k | 26.8 /100k | +5.6 /100k — better for El Geneina |
| Rule of law | 32/100 | 26/100 | +6/100 — better for Adré |
| Corruption perceptions | 22/100 | 14/100 | +8/100 — better for Adré |
| Air quality (PM2.5) | 43.0 µg/m³ | 37.6 µg/m³ | +5.4 µg/m³ — better for El Geneina |
| Natural-hazard risk | 7.9/10 | 7.8/10 | +0.1/10 — better for El Geneina |
Differences are plain arithmetic between the two stored figures — nothing is modelled. Country-level rows describe the two countries, not the cities themselves. Full report for El Geneina →
Nearby cities
- El Geneina, Sudan 41.3
- Saraf `Umrah, Sudan 41.0
- El Sireaf, Sudan 47.1
- Abéché 62.2
- Khorbranga, Sudan 58.9
- Garsila, Sudan 51.5
- Biltine 62.2
- Tiné-Djagaraba 47.7
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