Osh scores 88 out of 100 (very high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 107 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 Osh safe?

Kyrgyzstan · Asia · data updated 2026-09-04

88.4Very high · rank 107 / 6,168
safer than 98% of ranked cities

Osh is a city in Kyrgyzstan, home to about 495k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 107 of 6,168, with a safety score of 88.4 out of 100, which puts it in the top band of the ranking.

US 1/4 Exercise normal precautions

Emergency Ambulance 103 · Fire 101 · Police 102 · Rescue and emergency 112

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

How safe is Osh really?

Neither Osh nor Kyrgyzstan has a published homicide rate in the sources this site uses (UNODC and the Igarapé Homicide Monitor), so the strongest single indicator of city safety is simply missing here. Kyrgyzstan is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 27.5), 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 Kyrgyzstan at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2026-02-09). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan

Terrorism in Kyrgyzstan · Political situation · Protecting yourself and your belongings · Drink spiking and sexual assault · Ramadan · Personal ID · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · Alcohol laws · E-cigarettes · Prohibited material · Using cameras and drones in secure areas · Social media · LGBT+ travellers · Power cuts · +8 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: no data
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 27.5country, 2024
Human development: HDI 0.720country, 2023
Income: $9,120/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 495kurban centre · 5,898/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 12.7 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 57/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 41/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 26/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 3.6/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.70Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 20.1 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 74%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 1.6 doctors /1k3.7 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 0 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Kyrgyzstan

Earthquake: 7.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 6.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Flood: 4.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%no data

Peace25%100

Equality25%83

Development10%72

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 Osh that gives 88.4/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Osh compared with Andijon

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Osh, red favours Andijon.
Measure	Osh	Andijon	Difference
Safety score	88.4	76.7	+11.7 — better for Osh
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	no data	1.4 /100k	—
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	27.5	32.7	−5.2 — better for Osh
Human development (HDI)	0.720	0.740	−0.020 — better for Andijon
Road deaths	12.7 /100k	11.7 /100k	+1.0 /100k — better for Andijon
Rule of law	41/100	46/100	−5/100 — better for Andijon
Corruption perceptions	26/100	31/100	−5/100 — better for Andijon
Air quality (PM2.5)	20.1 µg/m³	32.8 µg/m³	−12.7 µg/m³ — better for Osh
Natural-hazard risk	3.6/10	3.2/10	+0.4/10 — better for Andijon

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 Andijon →

Nearby cities

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