Szczecin scores 86 out of 100 (very high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 170 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 Szczecin safe?

Poland · Europe · data updated 2026-09-04

85.8Very high · rank 170 / 6,168
safer than 97% of ranked cities

Szczecin is a city in Poland, home to about 300k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 170 of 6,168, with a safety score of 85.8 out of 100 - among the safest cities in this dataset.

US 1/4 Exercise normal precautions

Emergency Ambulance 999 · Fire 998 · Police 997

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

How safe is Szczecin really?

No published homicide figure exists for Szczecin itself, so the national rate stands in: Poland recorded 0.7 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 - well below the global city median. The city itself may be safer or more dangerous than its country's average. Poland is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 28.5), 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 Poland at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2025-06-04). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Poland 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 Poland

Terrorism in Poland · Russian invasion of Ukraine · Political situation and demonstrations · Racially-motivated attacks · Protecting yourself and your belongings · Unofficial taxi drivers · Drink spiking and alcohol · Personal ID · Dual nationals · Illegal drugs · Alcohol laws · LGBT+ travellers · Jaywalking · Photography and personal drones · +7 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 0.7 /100knational rate, 2024
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 28.5country, 2023
Human development: HDI 0.906country, 2023
Income: $52,290/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 300kurban centre · 4,482/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 9.4 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 74/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 67/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 53/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 2.4/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.85Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 16.5 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 89%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 4.0 doctors /1k6.0 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in Poland

Flood: 5.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 2.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%79

Peace25%100

Equality25%81

Development10%91

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 Szczecin that gives 85.8/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Szczecin compared with Berlin

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Szczecin, red favours Berlin.
Measure	Szczecin	Berlin	Difference
Safety score	85.8	78.9	+6.9 — better for Szczecin
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	0.7 /100k	1.3 /100k	−0.6 /100k — better for Szczecin
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	28.5	33.7	−5.2 — better for Szczecin
Human development (HDI)	0.906	0.959	−0.053 — better for Berlin
Road deaths	9.4 /100k	3.8 /100k	+5.6 /100k — better for Berlin
Rule of law	67/100	85/100	−18/100 — better for Berlin
Corruption perceptions	53/100	77/100	−24/100 — better for Berlin
Air quality (PM2.5)	16.5 µg/m³	8.8 µg/m³	+7.7 µg/m³ — better for Berlin
Natural-hazard risk	2.4/10	2.4/10	±0.0/10

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 Berlin →

Nearby cities

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