Panchagarh scores 70 out of 100 (high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 3406 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 Panchagarh safe?

Bangladesh · Asia · data updated 2026-09-04

69.9High · rank 3406 / 6,168
safer than 45% of ranked cities

Panchagarh is a city in Bangladesh, home to about 162k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 3,406 of 6,168, with a safety score of 69.9 out of 100 - comfortably in the safer part of the ranking.

US 3/4 Reconsider travel UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of this country

Emergency 999 (ambulance, fire, police)

US State Department: Reconsider travelOfficial travel advisory level 3 of 4 for Bangladesh, updated 2026-01-19.
UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of this country3 named areas - see "areas to avoid" below.
Same-sex activity criminalizedLaw on the books in Bangladesh as of 2025 (OWID legal-status series) - enforcement varies, but LGBTQ+ travelers face legal risk.

Deadliest recorded locations nearby

Northern district of Rangpur; Rangpur City Corporation office; in front of the mini supermarket in Rangpur city6 deaths · 1 event

UCDP-recorded organized-violence deaths within 100 km of Panchagarh, 2022-2024, at the locations the source itself names. Conflict deaths, not street crime.

Areas the UK FCDO advises against visiting country

Rangamati
Khagrachari
Bandarban

Named in the official UK travel advice for Bangladesh (in full or in part - the advisory lists exact boundaries and exceptions). These are country-level warnings and may be far from Panchagarh.

How safe is Panchagarh really?

No published homicide figure exists for Panchagarh itself, so the national rate stands in: Bangladesh recorded 1.8 homicides per 100,000 people in 2023 - close to the global city median. The city itself may be safer or more dangerous than its country's average. Bangladesh is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 30.9), and low inequality is the strongest structural predictor of low city violence in this data.

Panchagarh also carries some conflict exposure: UCDP recorded 7 deaths from organized violence within 100 km across 2 events in 2022-2024 - a factor crime statistics alone would miss. The deadliest recorded locations in that radius were Northern district of Rangpur; Rangpur City Corporation office; in front of the mini supermarket in Rangpur city (6 deaths).

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Bangladesh at level 3 of 4 - "Reconsider travel" (updated 2026-01-19). The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to parts of this country, naming 3 specific areas - listed above with the official advisory linked for exact boundaries and exceptions. 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 Bangladesh

Terrorism in Bangladesh · Political situation · Robbery and violence · Protecting yourself and your belongings · Sexual assault · Methanol poisoning · Dhaka and Sylhet airports · Personal ID · Dress code · Ramadan · British nationals of Bangladeshi origin · Alcohol laws · Illegal drugs penalties · Prison sentences and conditions · +13 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 1.8 /100knational rate, 2023
Conflict deaths: 7within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 30.9country, 2022
Human development: HDI 0.685country, 2023
Income: $10,710/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 162kurban centre · 9,543/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 15.3 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 41/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 40/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 24/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 5.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.53Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 69.3 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 59%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 0.7 doctors /1k0.9 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 1 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Bangladesh

Flood: 9.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Earthquake: 8.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Tsunami: 8.1/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Cyclone: 7.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 1.5/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

Same-sex sexual activity is criminalized in Bangladesh (as of 2025). This describes the law on the books, not necessarily enforcement practice.

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%62

Peace25%77

Equality25%76

Development10%69

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 Panchagarh that gives 69.9/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Panchagarh compared with Jalpaiguri

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Panchagarh, red favours Jalpaiguri.
Measure	Panchagarh	Jalpaiguri	Difference
Safety score	69.9	73.6	−3.7 — better for Jalpaiguri
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	1.8 /100k	2.7 /100k	−1.0 /100k — better for Panchagarh
Conflict deaths within 100 km	7	1	+6 — better for Jalpaiguri
Income inequality (Gini)	30.9	25.5	+5.4 — better for Jalpaiguri
Human development (HDI)	0.685	0.685	±0.000
Road deaths	15.3 /100k	15.6 /100k	−0.3 /100k — better for Panchagarh
Rule of law	40/100	56/100	−16/100 — better for Jalpaiguri
Corruption perceptions	24/100	39/100	−15/100 — better for Jalpaiguri
Air quality (PM2.5)	69.3 µg/m³	54.1 µg/m³	+15.2 µg/m³ — better for Jalpaiguri
Natural-hazard risk	5.9/10	5.2/10	+0.7/10 — better for Jalpaiguri

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 Jalpaiguri →

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