Is Šilutė safe? Lithuania travel risk
Is Šilutė safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Šilutė scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Lithuania Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 28 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.
Šilutė scores 24/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Lithuania (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Šilutė: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (26/100) and crime and scams (31/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Lithuania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 55.3500° N, 21.4833° E in Šilutė, Šilutė features an altitude of 8 m. The settlement is located 253.0 km ESE from Vilnius.
Šilutė
55.3500° N, 21.4833° E
8 m
Europe/Vilnius
16,200
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Lithuania)
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 Lithuania travel advice & laws.
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