Luxembourg scores 92 out of 100 (very high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 15 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 Luxembourg safe?

Luxembourg · Europe · data updated 2026-09-04

91.7Very high · rank 15 / 6,168
safer than 99% of ranked cities

Luxembourg is a city in Luxembourg, home to about 156k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 15 of 6,168, with a safety score of 91.7 out of 100 - among the safest cities in this dataset.

US 1/4 Exercise normal precautions

Emergency Ambulance 112 · Fire 112 · Police 113

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

How safe is Luxembourg really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Luxembourg recorded 0.0 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2018 - well below the global city median. Luxembourg's income inequality is middling (Gini 33.6) - 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 Luxembourg at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2026-04-07). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg

Terrorism in Luxembourg · Protecting your belongings · Scams · Alcohol laws · Illegal drugs · Road travel · Winter tyres · Taxis

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 0.0 /100kcity-measured, 2018
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 33.6country, 2023
Human development: HDI 0.922country, 2023
Income: $106,640/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 156kurban centre · 4,106/km²
Nearest airport: 6 kmLuxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX)

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

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 4.1 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 84/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 87/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 78/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 1.0/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.92Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 7.4 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 100%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 3.0 doctors /1k4.0 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in Luxembourg

Flood: 2.9/10EU 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 Luxembourg as a whole, not Luxembourg specifically.

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%100

Peace25%100

Equality25%70

Development10%92

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 Luxembourg that gives 91.7/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Luxembourg compared with Metz

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Luxembourg, red favours Metz.
Measure	Luxembourg	Metz	Difference
Safety score	91.7	79.4	+12.3 — better for Luxembourg
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	0.0 /100k	1.3 /100k	−1.3 /100k — better for Luxembourg
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	33.6	31.8	+1.8 — better for Metz
Human development (HDI)	0.922	0.920	+0.002 — better for Luxembourg
Road deaths	4.1 /100k	5.1 /100k	−1.0 /100k — better for Luxembourg
Rule of law	87/100	74/100	+13/100 — better for Luxembourg
Corruption perceptions	78/100	66/100	+12/100 — better for Luxembourg
Air quality (PM2.5)	7.4 µg/m³	8.2 µg/m³	−0.8 µg/m³ — better for Luxembourg
Natural-hazard risk	1.0/10	2.7/10	−1.7/10 — better for Luxembourg

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 Metz →

Nearby cities

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