Ostrava scores 77 out of 100 (high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 2121 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 Ostrava safe?

Czechia · Europe · data updated 2026-09-04

77.0High · rank 2121 / 6,168
safer than 66% of ranked cities

Ostrava is a city in Czechia, home to about 147k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 2,121 of 6,168, with a safety score of 77.0 out of 100 - comfortably in the safer part of the ranking.

US 1/4 Exercise normal precautions

Emergency 112 (ambulance, fire, police)

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

How safe is Ostrava really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Ostrava recorded 3.0 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2017 - close to the global city median. Czechia is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 25.7), 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 Czechia at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2025-04-27). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Czechia 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 Czechia

Terrorism in Czechia · Political situation · Protecting yourself and your belongings · Drink spiking · Scams · Travelling in groups · Prague safety issues · Personal ID · Drunken and offensive behaviour · Illegal drugs · LGBT+ travellers · Surrogacy · Road travel · Taxis · +2 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 3.0 /100kcity-measured, 2017
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 25.7country, 2023
Human development: HDI 0.915country, 2023
Income: $57,870/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 147kurban centre · 3,782/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 5.9 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 82/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 77/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 59/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 1.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.83Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 12.7 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 98%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 4.3 doctors /1k6.5 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in Czechia

Flood: 5.7/10EU 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 Czechia as a whole, not Ostrava specifically.

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%53

Peace25%100

Equality25%87

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 Ostrava that gives 77.0/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Ostrava compared with Katowice

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Ostrava, red favours Katowice.
Measure	Ostrava	Katowice	Difference
Safety score	77.0	85.8	−8.8 — better for Katowice
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	3.0 /100k	0.7 /100k	+2.3 /100k — better for Katowice
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	25.7	28.5	−2.8 — better for Ostrava
Human development (HDI)	0.915	0.906	+0.009 — better for Ostrava
Road deaths	5.9 /100k	9.4 /100k	−3.5 /100k — better for Ostrava
Rule of law	77/100	67/100	+10/100 — better for Ostrava
Corruption perceptions	59/100	53/100	+6/100 — better for Ostrava
Air quality (PM2.5)	12.7 µg/m³	16.5 µg/m³	−3.8 µg/m³ — better for Ostrava
Natural-hazard risk	1.9/10	2.4/10	−0.5/10 — better for Ostrava

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 Katowice →

Nearby cities

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