{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/faroe-islands/torshavn","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T12:00:58.894Z","place":{"city":"Tórshavn","country":"Faroe Islands","countryCode":"FO","lat":62.00973,"lon":-6.77164},"safety":{"score":85,"level":"VERY_SAFE","answer":"Yes — very safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":92,"confidence":0.3,"caps":[],"databaseScore":83,"travellerSentiment":{"score":94,"label":"Very Safe","summary":"Residents report feeling very safe walking alone both day and night, with minimal concern about mugging or robbery. Tórshavn consistently ranks high on safety indices.","weightInScore":0.18,"components":[{"label":"Reported feel","score":95,"weight":0.35},{"label":"Robbery risk","score":92,"weight":0.45},{"label":"Pickpocket risk","score":96,"weight":0.2}]},"categories":[{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":93,"tier":1},{"key":"sentiment","label":"Traveller Sentiment","score":94,"tier":1},{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":65,"tier":2},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":72,"tier":2},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":89,"tier":2}]},"advisories":[],"indicators":[{"key":"city_population_scale","label":"Urban scale factor","value":13200,"display":"13k residents","year":null,"score":94,"source":"City Geocoding"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":41,"display":"US AQI 41 · Good","year":null,"score":91,"source":"Open-Meteo Air Quality"},{"key":"health","label":"Travel health notices","value":null,"display":"3 global notices","year":null,"score":92,"source":"CDC Travelers' Health"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":13,"display":"September: highs ~13°C · strong winds, heavy rain / flooding","year":null,"score":64,"source":"Open-Meteo"},{"key":"natural_hazards","label":"Natural hazards","value":0,"display":"No active alerts · low seismicity","year":null,"score":100,"source":"GDACS / USGS"},{"key":"research_robbery_risk","label":"Mugging & robbery risk","value":4,"display":"Low risk","year":null,"score":92,"source":"City Web Research"},{"key":"research_pickpocket_risk","label":"Pickpocketing & theft risk","value":4,"display":"Low risk","year":null,"score":96,"source":"City Web Research"},{"key":"research_sentiment_score","label":"Visitor safety sentiment","value":95,"display":"95 / 100 (Very Safe)","year":null,"score":95,"source":"City Web Research"}],"healthNotices":[{"level":"Alert","title":"Global Polio","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level2/global-polio"},{"level":"Watch","title":"Global Dengue","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/dengue-global"},{"level":"Watch","title":"Global Measles","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/measles-globe"}],"hazardAlerts":[],"fieldResearch":{"verdict":"Yes — Tórshavn is exceptionally safe for travelers.","summary":"Tórshavn boasts a very high safety index, with extremely low crime rates and a strong sense of personal security reported by residents. While violent crime is virtually non-existent, visitors should be aware of environmental hazards and exercise normal precautions.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Low","note":"Worry about being mugged or robbed is reported as very low by residents, with serious crimes practically non-existent."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"Low","note":"Property crime is reported as a low local problem, suggesting a low risk of pickpocketing or bag-snatching."},"safeAreas":["Tinganes","Vágsbotn","Undir Ryggleiv","Rundastykki","Hoyvík"],"avoidAreas":["Eastern Industrial Area (exercise caution at night)"],"scams":["Paying for landowner-fee rope-route hikes","Costly helicopter rescue via Atlantic Airways"],"zones":[{"name":"Tinganes","level":"safe","note":"Historic government district, very safe."},{"name":"Vágsbotn","level":"safe","note":"Harbor area, generally safe with normal precautions."},{"name":"Undir Ryggleiv","level":"safe","note":"Residential area, safe."},{"name":"Rundastykki","level":"safe","note":"Residential area, safe."},{"name":"Hoyvík","level":"safe","note":"Northern suburb, safe."},{"name":"Eastern Industrial Area","level":"caution","note":"Less populated, exercise caution, especially at night."}]}}