Oslo scores 88 out of 100 (very high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 109 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 Oslo safe?

Norway · Europe · data updated 2026-09-04

88.4Very high · rank 109 / 6,168
safer than 98% of ranked cities

Oslo is a city in Norway, home to about 875k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 109 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 Fire 110 · Police 112 · Ambulance 113

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

How safe is Oslo really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Oslo recorded 0.6 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2022 - well below the global city median. Norway is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 26.5), 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 Norway at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2026-07-05). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Norway 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 Norway

Terrorism in Norway · Political demonstrations · Crime · Illegal drugs · Drones · Outdoor activities and adventure tourism · Road travel · Arctic travel · Climate and temperature · Wildfires

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 0.6 /100kcity-measured, 2022
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 26.5country, 2023
Human development: HDI 0.970country, 2023
Income: $107,770/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 875kurban centre · 3,514/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 2.1 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 81/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 91/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 81/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 2.0/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.92Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 5.5 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 99%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 5.0 doctors /1k3.3 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in Norway

Flood: 5.9/10EU 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 Norway as a whole, not Oslo specifically.

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%81

Peace25%100

Equality25%86

Development10%97

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

Oslo compared with Gothenburg

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Oslo, red favours Gothenburg.
Measure	Oslo	Gothenburg	Difference
Safety score	88.4	84.1	+4.3 — better for Oslo
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	0.6 /100k	0.9 /100k	−0.3 /100k — better for Oslo
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	26.5	29.3	−2.8 — better for Oslo
Human development (HDI)	0.970	0.959	+0.011 — better for Oslo
Road deaths	2.1 /100k	3.1 /100k	−1.0 /100k — better for Oslo
Rule of law	91/100	87/100	+4/100 — better for Oslo
Corruption perceptions	81/100	80/100	+1/100 — better for Oslo
Air quality (PM2.5)	5.5 µg/m³	5.3 µg/m³	+0.2 µg/m³ — better for Gothenburg
Natural-hazard risk	2.0/10	2.7/10	−0.7/10 — better for Oslo

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 Gothenburg →

Nearby cities

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