Koson scores 77 out of 100 (high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 2157 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 Koson safe?

Uzbekistan · Asia · data updated 2026-09-04

76.7High · rank 2157 / 6,168
safer than 65% of ranked cities

Koson is a city in Uzbekistan, home to about 104k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 2,157 of 6,168, with a safety score of 76.7 out of 100 - comfortably in the safer part of the ranking.

US 1/4 Exercise normal precautions

Emergency Ambulance 103 · Fire 101 · Police 102

Same-sex activity criminalizedLaw on the books in Uzbekistan as of 2025 (OWID legal-status series) - enforcement varies, but LGBTQ+ travelers face legal risk.

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

How safe is Koson really?

No published homicide figure exists for Koson itself, so the national rate stands in: Uzbekistan recorded 1.4 homicides per 100,000 people in 2021 - well below the global city median. The city itself may be safer or more dangerous than its country's average. Uzbekistan's income inequality is middling (Gini 32.7) - 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 Uzbekistan at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2026-01-21). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan

Terrorism in Uzbekistan · Political situation · Crime · Personal ID · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · Alcohol laws · Taking photos in secure areas · Prohibited material · Social media · Ramadan · LGBT+ travellers · Money · Road travel · Taxis and buses · +2 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 1.4 /100knational rate, 2021
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 32.7country, 2025
Human development: HDI 0.740country, 2023
Income: $13,640/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 104kurban centre · 3,863/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 11.7 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 65/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 46/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 31/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 3.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.67Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 32.8 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 82%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 2.8 doctors /1k4.9 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 0 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Uzbekistan

Flood: 8.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Earthquake: 7.0/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 6.6/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%66

Peace25%100

Equality25%72

Development10%74

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 Koson that gives 76.7/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Koson compared with Qarshi

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Koson, red favours Qarshi.
Measure	Koson	Qarshi	Difference
Safety score	76.7	76.7	±0.0
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	1.4 /100k	1.4 /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 Uzbekistan, so they share every country-level figure and only the city-level ones are listed. Full report for Qarshi →

Nearby cities

Qarshi 76.7
Shahrisabz 76.7
Kattakurgan 76.7
Juma 76.7
Navoiy 76.7
Bukhara 76.7
Samarqand 76.7
G'ijduvon 76.7

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