Bani Gala scores 54 out of 100 (moderate safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 4924 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 Bani Gala safe?

Pakistan · Asia · data updated 2026-09-04

54.2Moderate · rank 4924 / 6,168
safer than 20% of ranked cities

Bani Gala is a city in Pakistan, home to about 148k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 4,924 of 6,168, with a safety score of 54.2 out of 100 - mid-table: neither the data for concern nor the data for reassurance dominates.

US 3/4 Reconsider travel UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of this country

Emergency 1122 (ambulance, fire) · Police 15

US State Department: Reconsider travelOfficial travel advisory level 3 of 4 for Pakistan, updated 2026-03-02.
UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of this country35 named areas - see "areas to avoid" below.
Same-sex activity criminalized - death penalty in lawLaw on the books in Pakistan as of 2025 (OWID legal-status series) - enforcement varies, but LGBTQ+ travelers face legal risk.

Areas the UK FCDO advises against visiting country

Pakistan-Afghanistan border
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
Balochistan Province
Pakistan-India Border Area
Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Sindh Province
Punjab Province
Bajaur
Bannu
Buner
Chārsadda
Dera Ismail Khan
Hangu
Karak
Khyber
Kohat
Kurram
Lakki Marwat
Upper Dir
Lower Dir
Mohmand
Orakzai
Peshawar, including the city of Peshawar
Swat
Tank
North Waziristan
Upper South Waziristan
Lower South Waziristan
the Karakoram Highway between Mansehra and Chilas via Battagram, Besham City, Dasu and Sazin up to the junction with the N15
the N45 Highway, from the north of the Mardan ring road, to the edge of Chitral City, including Kalash valley
Malakand
Mardan
Nowshera
Shangla
Swabi

Named in the official UK travel advice for Pakistan (in full or in part - the advisory lists exact boundaries and exceptions). These are country-level warnings and may be far from Bani Gala.

How safe is Bani Gala really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Bani Gala recorded 4.7 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2016 - close to the global city median. Pakistan's income inequality is middling (Gini 33.5) - in this dataset inequality predicts city violence better than any other structural factor, so this neither raises nor lowers the picture much.

Bani Gala also carries some conflict exposure: UCDP recorded 70 deaths from organized violence within 100 km across 42 events in 2022-2024 - a factor crime statistics alone would miss.

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Pakistan at level 3 of 4 - "Reconsider travel" (updated 2026-03-02). The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to parts of this country, naming 35 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 Pakistan

Terrorism in Pakistan · Terrorist kidnap · Political situation · Protecting yourself and your belongings · Criminal kidnap · Personal ID · Ramadan · Dress code · Blasphemy · Death penalty · Alcohol laws and bans · Illegal drugs and penalties · Taking photos in secure areas · Property disputes · +13 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 4.7 /100kcity-measured, 2016
Conflict deaths: 70within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 33.5country, 2024
Human development: HDI 0.544country, 2023
Income: $6,430/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 148kurban centre · 6,176/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 13.0 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 31/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 39/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 28/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 6.6/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.46Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 58.4 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 45%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 1.2 doctors /1k0.6 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 13 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Pakistan

Flood: 9.5/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Earthquake: 9.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Cyclone: 7.1/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Tsunami: 6.1/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 4.5/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Pakistan as a whole, not Bani Gala specifically.

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%45

Peace25%54

Equality25%70

Development10%54

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 Bani Gala that gives 54.2/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Bani Gala compared with Islamabad

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Bani Gala, red favours Islamabad.
Measure	Bani Gala	Islamabad	Difference
Safety score	54.2	54.6	−0.4 — better for Islamabad
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	4.7 /100k	4.7 /100k	±0.0 /100k
Conflict deaths within 100 km	70	60	+10 — better for Islamabad

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

Nearby cities

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