Is San Francisco El Alto safe? Guatemala travel risk

Is San Francisco El Alto safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

San Francisco El Alto scores 69/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Guatemala Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 12 Mar 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Aug 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

San Francisco El Alto scores 69/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Guatemala (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to San Francisco El Alto: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (70/100) and crime and scams (78/100).

A score of 69 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Guatemala travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.