Al Jahra scores 85 out of 100 (very high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 222 of 6168 cities worldwide. The score combines the homicide rate, nearby conflict deaths, income equality and human development from published data (UNODC, UCDP, World Bank, UNDP).

Is Al Jahra safe?

Kuwait · Asia · data updated 2026-09-04

85.3Very high · rank 222 / 6,168
safer than 96% of ranked cities

Al Jahra is a city in Kuwait, home to about 209k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 222 of 6,168, with a safety score of 85.3 out of 100, which puts it in the top band of the ranking.

US 3/4 Reconsider travel

Emergency 112 (ambulance, fire, police)

US State Department: Reconsider travelOfficial travel advisory level 3 of 4 for Kuwait, updated 2026-08-27.
Same-sex activity criminalizedLaw on the books in Kuwait as of 2025 (OWID legal-status series) - enforcement varies, but LGBTQ+ travelers face legal risk.

No official source names specific areas to avoid here: travel advisories for Kuwait are country-level, and no published dataset covers neighborhood-level crime - so this briefing does not invent it.

How safe is Al Jahra really?

No published homicide figure exists for Al Jahra itself, so the national rate stands in: Kuwait recorded 0.8 homicides per 100,000 people in 2022 - well below the global city median. The city itself may be safer or more dangerous than its country's average.

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Kuwait at level 3 of 4 - "Reconsider travel" (updated 2026-08-27). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Kuwait without any avoid-travel warning in force. 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 Kuwait

Terrorism in Kuwait · Political situation · Crime · Kuwait-Saudi Arabia border · Kuwait-Iraq border · Landmines and unexploded weapons · Personal ID · Ramadan · Dress code · Relationships outside of marriage · Public behaviour · Alcohol laws · Illegal drugs penalties · Using cameras in secure areas · +11 more

Topic headings from the official UK FCDO travel advice for Kuwait — country-level, not specific to Al Jahra. Read what each one says →

The numbers

Homicide rate: 0.8 /100knational rate, 2022
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: no datacountry,
Human development: HDI 0.852country, 2023
Income: $64,040/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 209kurban centre · 3,875/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 15.4 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 71/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 61/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 46/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 3.0/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.72Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 62.3 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 100%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 2.3 doctors /1k2.3 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in Kuwait

Flood: 3.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 2.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Kuwait as a whole, not Al Jahra specifically.

Same-sex sexual activity is criminalized in Kuwait (as of 2025). This describes the law on the books, not necessarily enforcement practice.

All country-level figures shared by every city in Kuwait; none of them affect the safety score.

How the score works

Low homicide40%76

Peace25%100

Equality25%no data

Development10%85

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 Al Jahra that gives 85.3/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Al Jahra compared with Kuwait City

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Al Jahra, red favours Kuwait City.
Measure	Al Jahra	Kuwait City	Difference
Safety score	85.3	85.3	±0.0
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	0.8 /100k	0.8 /100k	±0.0 /100k
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0

Differences are plain arithmetic between the two stored figures — nothing is modelled. Both cities are in Kuwait, so they share every country-level figure and only the city-level ones are listed. Full report for Kuwait City →

Nearby cities

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