Durrës scores 85 out of 100 (very high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 228 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 Durrës safe?

Albania · Europe · data updated 2026-09-04

85.2Very high · rank 228 / 6,168
safer than 96% of ranked cities

Durrës is a city in Albania, home to about 129k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 228 of 6,168, with a safety score of 85.2 out of 100, which puts it in the top band of the ranking.

US 2/4 Exercise increased caution

Emergency Ambulance 127 · Fire 128 · Police 112

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

How safe is Durrës really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Durrës recorded 0.6 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2022 - well below the global city median. Albania is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 29.4), and low inequality is the strongest structural predictor of low city violence in this data.

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Albania at level 2 of 4 - "Exercise increased caution" (updated 2026-08-25). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Albania 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 Albania

Terrorism in Albania · Political situation · Protecting yourself and your belongings · Illegal drugs · Being arrested · LGBT+ travellers · Water sports and swimming safety · Road travel · Dangers of driving in Albania · Road conditions · Landmines · Earthquakes · Flooding and snow · Wildfires

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 0.6 /100kcity-measured, 2022
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 29.4country, 2020
Human development: HDI 0.810country, 2023
Income: $28,170/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 129kurban centre · 4,176/km²
Nearest airport: 24 kmTirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) · also OHD, 108 km

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

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 11.7 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 66/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 55/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 39/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 3.1/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.73Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 15.5 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 71%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 1.9 doctors /1k2.9 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in Albania

Earthquake: 8.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Tsunami: 6.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Flood: 4.6/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 3.4/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%81

Peace25%100

Equality25%79

Development10%81

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 Durrës that gives 85.2/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Durrës compared with Tirana

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Durrës, red favours Tirana.
Measure	Durrës	Tirana	Difference
Safety score	85.2	85.2	±0.0
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	0.6 /100k	0.6 /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 Albania, so they share every country-level figure and only the city-level ones are listed. Full report for Tirana →

Nearby cities

Tirana 85.2
Podgorica, Montenegro 79.4
Prizren, Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 71.2
Skopje, North Macedonia 79.4
Pristina, Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 62.1
Taranto, Italy 83.9
Bari, Italy 83.9
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.7

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