Arraiján scores 50 out of 100 (moderate safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 5169 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 Arraiján safe?

Panama · North America · data updated 2026-09-04

50.4Moderate · rank 5169 / 6,168
safer than 16% of ranked cities

Arraiján is a city in Panama, home to about 257k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 5,169 of 6,168, with a safety score of 50.4 out of 100 - mid-table: neither the data for concern nor the data for reassurance dominates.

US 2/4 Exercise increased caution

Emergency 911 (ambulance, fire, police) · Ambulance 103 · Fire 103 · Police 104

Elevated homicide rate17.9 homicides per 100,000 per year (city-measured), about 7× the global city median.
High income inequalityGini 49.7 puts Panama in the most unequal quarter of countries - the strongest structural predictor of city violence in this dataset (street crime and robbery tend to track it).

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

How safe is Arraiján really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Arraiján recorded 18 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2024 - roughly 7 times the global city median. That matters because income inequality is the strongest structural predictor of city violence in this dataset, and Panama's Gini of 49.7 puts it in the most unequal quarter of countries - conditions under which street crime and robbery tend to be a real concern.

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Panama at level 2 of 4 - "Exercise increased caution" (updated 2026-08-18). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Panama 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 Panama

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 18 /100kcity-measured, 2024 · ~7× the global city median
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 49.7country, 2024
Human development: HDI 0.839country, 2023
Income: $41,770/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 257kurban centre · 3,896/km²
Nearest airport: 36 kmTocumen International Airport (PTY)

Straight-line distance from the city centre, not drive time. Scheduled-service airports only (OurAirports).

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 13.9 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 70/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 52/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 33/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 4.0/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.70Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 15.1 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: no dataof the population · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 1.6 doctors /1k2.0 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 4 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Panama

Tsunami: 8.6/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Earthquake: 7.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 1.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Panama as a whole, not Arraiján specifically.

Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Panama (as of 2025).

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%21

Peace25%100

Equality25%34

Development10%84

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 Arraiján that gives 50.4/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Arraiján compared with Panama City

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Arraiján, red favours Panama City.
Measure	Arraiján	Panama City	Difference
Safety score	50.4	50.4	±0.0
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	18 /100k	18 /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 Panama, so they share every country-level figure and only the city-level ones are listed. Full report for Panama City →

Nearby cities

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