Is Francistown safe? Botswana travel risk
Is Francistown safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Francistown scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Botswana Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 17 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Francistown scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Botswana (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Francistown: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: crime and scams (61/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Botswana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 21.1736° S, 27.5125° E within Francistown, Francistown is situated 420.7 km SSW of Gaborone at an altitude of 989 m.
Francistown
21.1736° S, 27.5125° E
989 m
Africa/Gaborone
103,417
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Botswana
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Botswana travel advice & laws.
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