João Teves scores 57 out of 100 (moderate safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 4717 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 João Teves safe?

Cabo Verde · Africa · data updated 2026-09-04

56.7Moderate · rank 4717 / 6,168
safer than 24% of ranked cities

João Teves is a city in Cabo Verde, home to about 135k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 4,717 of 6,168, with a safety score of 56.7 out of 100, which lands it in the middle band of the ranking.

US 1/4 Exercise normal precautions

Emergency Ambulance 130 · Fire 131 · Police 132

Elevated homicide rate10.1 homicides per 100,000 per year (city-measured), about 4× the global city median.

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

How safe is João Teves really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: João Teves recorded 10 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2017 - roughly 4 times the global city median. Cabo Verde's income inequality is middling (Gini 42.4) - in this dataset inequality predicts city violence better than any other structural factor, so this neither raises nor lowers the picture much.

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Cabo Verde at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2025-12-14). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Cabo Verde 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 Cabo Verde

Terrorism in Cape Verde · Crime · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · Buying property · Beaches and swimming · Road travel · Hiring vehicles · Public transport · Sea travel · Flooding · Earthquakes · Sandstorms

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 10 /100kcity-measured, 2017 · ~4× the global city median
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 42.4country, 2015
Human development: HDI 0.668country, 2023
Income: $12,010/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 135kurban centre · 5,626/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 26.8 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 79/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 64/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 62/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 2.4/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.74Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 20.2 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: no dataof the population · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 0.7 doctors /1k2.2 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 0 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Cabo Verde

Drought: 4.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Cabo Verde as a whole, not João Teves specifically.

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%31

Peace25%100

Equality25%50

Development10%67

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 João Teves that gives 56.7/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

João Teves compared with Dakar

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours João Teves, red favours Dakar.
Measure	João Teves	Dakar	Difference
Safety score	56.7	77.2	−20.4 — better for Dakar
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	10 /100k	no data	—
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	42.4	36.2	+6.2 — better for Dakar
Human development (HDI)	0.668	0.530	+0.138 — better for João Teves
Road deaths	26.8 /100k	23.5 /100k	+3.3 /100k — better for Dakar
Rule of law	64/100	53/100	+11/100 — better for João Teves
Corruption perceptions	62/100	46/100	+16/100 — better for João Teves
Air quality (PM2.5)	20.2 µg/m³	41.6 µg/m³	−21.4 µg/m³ — better for João Teves
Natural-hazard risk	2.4/10	4.6/10	−2.2/10 — better for João Teves

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 Dakar →

Nearby cities

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