Uribia scores 38 out of 100 (low safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 5911 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 Uribia safe?

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

37.6Low · rank 5911 / 6,168
safer than 4% of ranked cities

Uribia is a city in Colombia, home to about 120k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 5,911 of 6,168, with a safety score of 37.6 out of 100, placing it clearly below the global midpoint.

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

Emergency Ambulance 123 · Fire 119 · Police 123

US State Department: Reconsider travelOfficial travel advisory level 3 of 4 for Colombia, updated 2025-04-16.
UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of this country21 named areas - see "areas to avoid" below.
Very high homicide rate24.35 homicides per 100,000 per year (national rate), about 9× the global city median.
High income inequalityGini 54.4 puts Colombia in the most unequal quarter of countries - the strongest structural predictor of city violence in this dataset (street crime and robbery tend to track it).

Areas the UK FCDO advises against visiting country

Colombia-Venezuela border and northern Colombia
Pacific coast and Colombia-Panama border
Central Colombia
Colombia-Ecuador border and southern Colombia
all of Norte de Santander Department, including Cúcuta.
all of Arauca Department
the municipality of Puerto Carreño in Vichada Department
within 5km of the rest of the border with Venezuela.
Chocó Department, except for the department capital Quibdó, the towns of Nuquí and Bahía Solano and Capurganá
the western part of Valle del Cauca Department, including Buenaventura
the municipality of Jamundí, Valle del Cauca
the South Pacific, Sanquianga and Telembi regions of Nariño Department
the southern part of Córdoba Department
the Urabá and Bajo Cauca regions of Antioquia Department
the southern part of Bolívar Department
all of Guaviare Department, except for the department capital San José del Guaviare
Cartagena del Chairá, San Vicente del Caguan, Puerto Rico, El Doncello, Paujil and La Montañita in Caquetá Department
the Ariari region of southern Meta, except for Caño Cristales
all of Cauca Department, except for the department capital Popayán
the border crossing on the Pan-American highway at the Puente Internacional de Rumichaca
the city of Ipiales in Nariño Department

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

How safe is Uribia really?

No published homicide figure exists for Uribia itself, so the national rate stands in: Colombia recorded 24 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 - roughly 9 times the global city median. The city itself may be safer or more dangerous than its country's average. That matters because income inequality is the strongest structural predictor of city violence in this dataset, and Colombia's Gini of 54.4 puts it in the most unequal quarter of countries - conditions under which street crime and robbery tend to be a real concern.

Uribia also carries some conflict exposure: UCDP recorded 15 deaths from organized violence within 100 km across 12 events in 2022-2024 - a factor crime statistics alone would miss.

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Colombia at level 3 of 4 - "Reconsider travel" (updated 2025-04-16). The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to parts of this country, naming 21 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 Colombia

Terrorism in Colombia · Armed groups · Political situation · Protests · Street crime · Criminal kidnapping · Drug assisted robberies and sexual assaults · Public offences · Police scams · Crime in rural areas · Personal ID · Alcohol · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · Spiritual cleansing · +13 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 24 /100knational rate, 2024 · ~9× the global city median
Conflict deaths: 15within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 54.4country, 2024
Human development: HDI 0.788country, 2023
Income: $22,250/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 120kurban centre · 20,016/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 15.4 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 49/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 47/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 37/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 5.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.55Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 18.4 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 74%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 2.5 doctors /1k1.7 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 15 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Colombia

Earthquake: 8.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Tsunami: 8.1/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Flood: 7.0/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Cyclone: 4.1/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 2.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%16

Peace25%70

Equality25%24

Development10%79

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 Uribia that gives 37.6/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Uribia compared with Maracaibo

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Uribia, red favours Maracaibo.
Measure	Uribia	Maracaibo	Difference
Safety score	37.6	51.1	−13.6 — better for Maracaibo
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	24 /100k	20 /100k	+4.6 /100k — better for Maracaibo
Conflict deaths within 100 km	15	0	+15 — better for Maracaibo
Income inequality (Gini)	54.4	44.7	+9.7 — better for Maracaibo
Human development (HDI)	0.788	0.709	+0.079 — better for Uribia
Road deaths	15.4 /100k	39.0 /100k	−23.6 /100k — better for Uribia
Rule of law	47/100	19/100	+28/100 — better for Uribia
Corruption perceptions	37/100	10/100	+27/100 — better for Uribia
Air quality (PM2.5)	18.4 µg/m³	19.2 µg/m³	−0.8 µg/m³ — better for Uribia
Natural-hazard risk	5.3/10	6.4/10	−1.1/10 — better for Uribia

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 Maracaibo →

Nearby cities

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