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Carson score: 42/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Carson safe? United States travel risk

Is Carson safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Carson scores 42/100 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.

Carson scores 42/100 (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 Carson: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: natural hazards (73/100) and security (35/100).

A score of 42 is higher than 45% of the cities we score.

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

Territorial & Position Context

Carson belongs to California (United States), centered at coordinates 33.8374° N, 118.2559° W (12 m above sea level). Distance to Washington is 3,703.3 km towards the ENE.

Region
California
Coordinates
33.8374° N, 118.2559° W
Elevation
12 m
Time Zone
America/Los_Angeles
Population
93,523
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Los Angeles (23.9 km N).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Long Beach International Airport (LGB) 10.1 km ESE
Hospital Care Harbor-UCLA Medical Center 3.7 km WSW
Police Station Carson Sheriffs Station 0.7 km WSW
Railway Terminal Del Amo 4.3 km ENE

Adjacent Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: August (33 °C avg high); Wettest: February (70 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 19° 20° 21° 24° 27° 30° 33° 33° 32° 29° 23° 19°
Low °C 7° 7° 8° 10° 13° 15° 19° 19° 18° 14° 10° 7°
Rain mm 65 70 59 25 7 1 2 1 2 7 30 50

Normals: Los Angeles (23.9 km away).

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 — — — — — — — 1
Wildfires 3 — — — 1 — — — 2 — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Carson happened in January (3 of 6 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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Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Long Beach 15
9.3 km ESE
Los Angeles 90
23.9 km N
Huntington Beach 15
28.3 km ESE
Santa Ana 15
36.3 km ESE
Anaheim 15
36.8 km E
Irvine 15
48.0 km ESE

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