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Preiļi score: 25/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Preiļi safe? Latvia travel risk

Is Preiļi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Preiļi scores 25/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Latvia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 1 Apr 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Preiļi scores 25/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Latvia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Preiļi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (29/100) and crime and scams (31/100).

A score of 25 is higher than the scores of 15% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Territorial & Position Context

Found at 56.2942° N, 26.7247° E within Preiļi, Preiļi is situated 175.8 km WNW of Riga at an altitude of 127 m.

Region
Preiļi
Coordinates
56.2942° N, 26.7247° E
Elevation
127 m
Time Zone
Europe/Riga
Population
5,841
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Riga (175.8 km WNW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Jēkabpils Air Base (EVKA) 57.8 km WNW

Adjacent Localities in Latvia

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 1 — — — — — — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Preiļi happened in February and March (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Latvia travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Latvia entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Līvāni 15
34.5 km W
Varakļāni 15
34.9 km N
Rēzekne 15
44.2 km ENE
Daugavpils 10
48.8 km SSW
Krāslava 10
52.0 km SSE
Madona 10
69.5 km NNW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy