Santa Fe scores 58 out of 100 (moderate safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 4587 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 Santa Fe safe?

Argentina · South America · data updated 2026-09-04

58.0Moderate · rank 4587 / 6,168
safer than 26% of ranked cities

Santa Fe is a city in Argentina, home to about 367k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 4,587 of 6,168, with a safety score of 58.0 out of 100, which lands it in the middle band of the ranking.

US 1/4 Exercise normal precautions

Emergency Ambulance 107 · Fire 100 · Police 911 or 101

Elevated homicide rate11.1 homicides per 100,000 per year (city-measured), about 4× the global city median.

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

How safe is Santa Fe really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Santa Fe recorded 11 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2022 - roughly 4 times the global city median. Argentina's income inequality is middling (Gini 42.4) - in this dataset inequality predicts city violence better than any other structural factor, so this neither raises nor lowers the picture much.

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Argentina at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2026-07-09). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Argentina 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 Argentina

Terrorism in Argentina · Political protests · Demonstrations · Protecting your belongings · Street crime and scams · Violent crime · Criminal kidnapping · Drink and food spiking and scams · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · LGBT+ travellers · Legal action against oil and gas companies · Surrogacy · Outdoor activities and adventure tourism · Road travel · +7 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 11 /100kcity-measured, 2022 · ~4× the global city median
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 42.4country, 2024
Human development: HDI 0.865country, 2023
Income: $31,920/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 367kurban centre · 5,396/km²
Nearest airport: 143 kmRosario Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS)

Straight-line distance from the city centre, not drive time. Scheduled-service airports only (OurAirports).

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 14.1 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 63/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 53/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 36/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 3.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.79Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 14.3 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: no dataof the population · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 5.1 doctors /1k3.4 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 0 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Argentina

Flood: 7.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 5.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Earthquake: 5.5/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Argentina as a whole, not Santa Fe specifically.

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%30

Peace25%100

Equality25%50

Development10%87

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 Santa Fe that gives 58.0/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Santa Fe compared with Rosario

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Santa Fe, red favours Rosario.
Measure	Santa Fe	Rosario	Difference
Safety score	58.0	53.1	+4.9 — better for Santa Fe
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	11 /100k	22 /100k	−11 /100k — better for Santa Fe
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0

Differences are plain arithmetic between the two stored figures — nothing is modelled. Both cities are in Argentina, so they share every country-level figure and only the city-level ones are listed. Full report for Rosario →

Nearby cities

See Santa Fe on the interactive map → · Safest cities in South America → · Full travel briefings →