Ljubljana scores 94 out of 100 (very high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 8 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 Ljubljana safe?

Slovenia · Europe · data updated 2026-09-04

93.9Very high · rank 8 / 6,168
safer than 99% of ranked cities

Ljubljana is a city in Slovenia, home to about 247k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 8 of 6,168, with a safety score of 93.9 out of 100 - among the safest cities in this dataset.

US 1/4 Exercise normal precautions

Emergency Police 113

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

How safe is Ljubljana really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Ljubljana recorded 0.3 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2022 - well below the global city median. Slovenia is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 24.7), 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 Slovenia at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2026-05-14). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Slovenia 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 Slovenia

Terrorism in Slovenia · Personal ID · Illegal drugs · Road crossing fines · Tour guides · Emergency siren tests · Skiing and mountaineering · Hiking · Wild camping · Road travel · Road safety · Motorway tolls · Driving in winter · Seasonal storms · +3 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 0.3 /100kcity-measured, 2022
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 24.7country, 2023
Human development: HDI 0.931country, 2023
Income: $58,880/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 247kurban centre · 3,795/km²
Nearest airport: 19 kmLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) · also KLU, 66 km

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

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 5.1 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 78/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 74/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 58/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 1.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.89Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 12.6 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 100%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 3.4 doctors /1k4.1 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in Slovenia

Earthquake: 5.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Flood: 5.5/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Tsunami: 3.6/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%93

Peace25%100

Equality25%90

Development10%93

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 Ljubljana that gives 93.9/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Ljubljana compared with Zagreb

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Ljubljana, red favours Zagreb.
Measure	Ljubljana	Zagreb	Difference
Safety score	93.9	84.5	+9.4 — better for Ljubljana
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	0.3 /100k	0.7 /100k	−0.4 /100k — better for Ljubljana
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	24.7	30.1	−5.4 — better for Ljubljana
Human development (HDI)	0.931	0.889	+0.042 — better for Ljubljana
Road deaths	5.1 /100k	7.9 /100k	−2.8 /100k — better for Ljubljana
Rule of law	74/100	63/100	+11/100 — better for Ljubljana
Corruption perceptions	58/100	47/100	+11/100 — better for Ljubljana
Air quality (PM2.5)	12.6 µg/m³	15.8 µg/m³	−3.2 µg/m³ — better for Ljubljana
Natural-hazard risk	1.9/10	2.5/10	−0.6/10 — better for Ljubljana

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 Zagreb →

Nearby cities

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