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Bowling Green score: 40/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Bowling Green safe? United States travel risk

Is Bowling Green safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Bowling Green scores 40/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Bowling Green scores 40/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bowling Green: nearest emergency and transport facilities.

Driven by: natural hazards (65/100) and security (35/100).

A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Local Geographic Profile

Bowling Green belongs to Kentucky (United States), centered at coordinates 36.9716° N, 86.4378° W (161 m above sea level). Distance to Washington is 853.3 km towards the ENE.

Region
Kentucky
Coordinates
36.9716° N, 86.4378° W
Elevation
161 m
Time Zone
America/Chicago
Population
102,247
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cincinnati (294.6 km NE).

Emergency & Transport Infrastructure

Aviation Hub Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport (BWG) 1.8 km ESE
Hospital Care TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital 0.8 km S
Police Station WKU police Station 2.4 km NW

Surrounding Localities in United States

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Tropical Cyclones — — — — — — — — 1 — — —

Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Bowling Green happened in September (1 of 1 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 United States travel advice & laws.

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Nearby Destinations with Scored Guides

Clarksville 15
92.1 km WSW
Nashville 37
94.2 km SSW
Elizabethtown 10
95.2 km NNE
Murfreesboro 15
124.8 km S
Bardstown 10
128.0 km NE
Mount Washington 10
142.3 km NNE

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