Is New York safe? Travel risk overview
As of October 16, 2026, 1 government publishes travel advice for United States, and those using numeric levels all place it at level 2.
Official government travel advisories for United States
Four governments assess the same country independently. Levels run 1 (lowest) to 4 (highest).
| Government | Level | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. State Department | N/A | Not applicable United States does not publish travel advice for its own country. |
| UK FCDO | — | No active warning detected The FCDO publishes a country page for this destination, but no "advise against travel" warning was found when this page was built. Check the official page before relying on that. |
| Smartraveller | — | Unavailable advisory level not found |
| Global Affairs Canada | Level 2 | Exercise a high degree of caution |
Global Affairs Canada
Exercise a high degree of caution (Government of Canada advisory for United States).
Crime and safety indices
Numbeo indices are crowd-sourced perception measures for New York; the UNODC rate is an official national statistic. They measure different things and are shown together for context, not as a combined score.
Natural hazards
Active GDACS events for United States:
- Orange TC — Tropical Cyclone ISAIAS-26
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- Global Affairs Canada — official advisory
- Numbeo crime and safety indices for New York
- UNODC Global Study on Homicide (2021)
- GDACS — Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
Not available when this page was built: smartraveller: advisory level not found · cdc: no CDC health data parsed for United States (page layout may have changed) · usgs: no M4.5+ earthquakes within 500km of New York in the last 30 days. These are named rather than omitted so the gaps are visible.