Prague scores 83 out of 100 (very high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 466 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 Prague safe?

Czechia · Europe · data updated 2026-09-04

82.9Very high · rank 466 / 6,168
safer than 92% of ranked cities

Prague is a city in Czechia, home to about 1.2M people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 466 of 6,168, with a safety score of 82.9 out of 100 - among the safest cities in this dataset.

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 Prague really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Prague recorded 1.3 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2022 - well below 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 Prague. Read what each one says →

The numbers

Homicide rate: 1.3 /100kcity-measured, 2022
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: 1.2Murban centre · 4,589/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 Prague 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%67

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 Prague that gives 82.9/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Prague compared with Dresden

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Prague, red favours Dresden.
Measure	Prague	Dresden	Difference
Safety score	82.9	81.3	+1.6 — better for Prague
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	1.3 /100k	0.9 /100k	+0.4 /100k — better for Dresden
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	25.7	33.7	−8.0 — better for Prague
Human development (HDI)	0.915	0.959	−0.044 — better for Dresden
Road deaths	5.9 /100k	3.8 /100k	+2.1 /100k — better for Dresden
Rule of law	77/100	85/100	−8/100 — better for Dresden
Corruption perceptions	59/100	77/100	−18/100 — better for Dresden
Air quality (PM2.5)	12.7 µg/m³	8.8 µg/m³	+3.9 µg/m³ — better for Dresden
Natural-hazard risk	1.9/10	2.4/10	−0.5/10 — better for Prague

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 Dresden →

Nearby cities

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