Tallinn scores 78 out of 100 (high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 2076 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 Tallinn safe?

Estonia · Europe · data updated 2026-09-04

77.7High · rank 2076 / 6,168
safer than 66% of ranked cities

Tallinn is a city in Estonia, home to about 440k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 2,076 of 6,168, with a safety score of 77.7 out of 100, placing it clearly above the global midpoint.

US 1/4 Exercise normal precautions

Emergency 112 (ambulance, fire, police)

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

How safe is Tallinn really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Tallinn recorded 1.8 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2022 - close to the global city median. Estonia is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 30.7), 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 Estonia at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2026-03-30). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Estonia 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 Estonia

Terrorism in Estonia · Drink spiking, alcohol and sexual assault · Taxi safety · Bank card skimming · Illegal drugs · LGBT+ travellers · Road travel · Taxis · Drone incidents

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 1.8 /100kcity-measured, 2022
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 30.7country, 2023
Human development: HDI 0.905country, 2023
Income: $51,370/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 440kurban centre · 3,694/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 4.5 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 78/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 83/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 76/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 1.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.90Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 5.9 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 99%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 3.5 doctors /1k4.1 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in Estonia

Flood: 5.4/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%61

Peace25%100

Equality25%76

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 Tallinn that gives 77.7/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Tallinn compared with Helsinki

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Tallinn, red favours Helsinki.
Measure	Tallinn	Helsinki	Difference
Safety score	77.7	78.2	−0.5 — better for Helsinki
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	1.8 /100k	2.3 /100k	−0.5 /100k — better for Tallinn
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	30.7	27.4	+3.3 — better for Helsinki
Human development (HDI)	0.905	0.948	−0.043 — better for Helsinki
Road deaths	4.5 /100k	3.9 /100k	+0.6 /100k — better for Helsinki
Rule of law	83/100	92/100	−9/100 — better for Helsinki
Corruption perceptions	76/100	88/100	−12/100 — better for Helsinki
Air quality (PM2.5)	5.9 µg/m³	4.6 µg/m³	+1.3 µg/m³ — better for Helsinki
Natural-hazard risk	1.9/10	2.0/10	−0.1/10 — better for Tallinn

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 Helsinki →

Nearby cities

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