Košice scores 78 out of 100 (high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 2075 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 Košice safe?

Slovakia · Europe · data updated 2026-09-04

77.7High · rank 2075 / 6,168
safer than 66% of ranked cities

Košice is a city in Slovakia, home to about 217k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 2,075 of 6,168, with a safety score of 77.7 out of 100, placing it clearly above the global midpoint.

US 1/4 Exercise normal precautions

Emergency Ambulance 155 · Fire 150 · Police 158

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

How safe is Košice really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Košice recorded 3.0 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2022 - close to the global city median. Slovakia is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 23.8), 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 Slovakia at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2026-02-11). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Slovakia 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 Slovakia

Terrorism in Slovakia · Border with Ukraine · Political demonstrations · Protecting your belongings · Drink spiking and scams · Vehicle crime · Personal ID · Illegal drugs · Alcohol laws · Using cameras in secure areas · LGBT+ travellers · Swimming and watersports · Skiing and hiking · Road travel · +4 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 3.0 /100kcity-measured, 2022
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 23.8country, 2023
Human development: HDI 0.880country, 2023
Income: $47,920/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 217kurban centre · 4,423/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 6.1 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 77/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 67/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 48/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 2.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.80Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 13.7 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 100%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 3.7 doctors /1k5.6 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in Slovakia

Flood: 6.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Earthquake: 3.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 1.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%53

Peace25%100

Equality25%92

Development10%88

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 Košice that gives 77.7/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Košice compared with Krakow

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Košice, red favours Krakow.
Measure	Košice	Krakow	Difference
Safety score	77.7	94.3	−16.6 — better for Krakow
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	3.0 /100k	0.0 /100k	+3.0 /100k — better for Krakow
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	23.8	28.5	−4.7 — better for Košice
Human development (HDI)	0.880	0.906	−0.026 — better for Krakow
Road deaths	6.1 /100k	9.4 /100k	−3.3 /100k — better for Košice
Rule of law	67/100	67/100	±0/100
Corruption perceptions	48/100	53/100	−5/100 — better for Krakow
Air quality (PM2.5)	13.7 µg/m³	16.5 µg/m³	−2.8 µg/m³ — better for Košice
Natural-hazard risk	2.8/10	2.4/10	+0.4/10 — better for Krakow

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 Krakow →

Nearby cities

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