Is Piacenza safe? Italy travel risk
Is Piacenza safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Piacenza scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Italy Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 10 Sep 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.
Piacenza scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Italy (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Piacenza: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (48/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Emilia-Romagna territory, Piacenza is established at 45.0500° N, 9.7000° E. It lies 416.3 km SE relative to Rome. Time zone observed: Europe/Rome.
Emilia-Romagna
45.0500° N, 9.7000° E
61 m
Europe/Rome
102,465
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Piacenza happened in February (3 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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