Nassau scores 49 out of 100 (moderate safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 5297 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 Nassau safe?

Bahamas · North America · data updated 2026-09-04

49.0Moderate · rank 5297 / 6,168
safer than 14% of ranked cities

Nassau is a city in Bahamas, home to about 250k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 5,297 of 6,168, with a safety score of 49.0 out of 100, which lands it in the middle band of the ranking.

US 2/4 Exercise increased caution

Emergency 911 or 919 (ambulance, fire, police)

Very high homicide rate36 homicides per 100,000 per year (city-measured), about 13× the global city median.

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

How safe is Nassau really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Nassau recorded 36 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2024 - roughly 13 times the global city median.

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Bahamas at level 2 of 4 - "Exercise increased caution" (updated 2026-07-27). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Bahamas 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 Bahamas

Terrorism in The Bahamas · Violent crime · Protecting your belongings · Drink spiking and sexual assault · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · LGBT+ travellers · Swimming safety · Water sports · Road travel · Hurricanes

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 36 /100kcity-measured, 2024 · ~13× the global city median
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: no datacountry,
Human development: HDI 0.820country, 2023
Income: $39,610/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 250kurban centre · 2,228/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 7.7 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 84/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 61/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 64/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 2.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: no dataGeorgetown WPS Index · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 5.3 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: no dataof the population · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 1.9 doctors /1k2.2 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in Bahamas

Cyclone: 7.4/10EU 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 Bahamas as a whole, not Nassau specifically.

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%9

Peace25%100

Equality25%no data

Development10%82

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 Nassau that gives 49.0/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Nassau compared with Miami

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Nassau, red favours Miami.
Measure	Nassau	Miami	Difference
Safety score	49.0	64.0	−15.0 — better for Miami
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	36 /100k	5.5 /100k	+31 /100k — better for Miami
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	no data	41.8	—
Human development (HDI)	0.820	0.938	−0.118 — better for Miami
Road deaths	7.7 /100k	12.7 /100k	−5.0 /100k — better for Nassau
Rule of law	61/100	74/100	−13/100 — better for Miami
Corruption perceptions	64/100	64/100	±0/100
Air quality (PM2.5)	5.3 µg/m³	7.0 µg/m³	−1.7 µg/m³ — better for Nassau
Natural-hazard risk	2.3/10	3.3/10	−1.0/10 — better for Nassau

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 Miami →

Nearby cities

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