Cleveland score: 34/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Cleveland safe? United States travel risk

Is Cleveland safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Cleveland scores 34/100 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.

Cleveland 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 United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cleveland: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Positioned at 41.4764° N, 81.6805° W in Ohio, Cleveland features an altitude of 199 m. The settlement is located 488.5 km SE from Washington.

Region
Ohio

Coordinates
41.4764° N, 81.6805° W

Elevation
199 m

Time Zone
America/New_York

Population
1,679,247

Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Detroit (154.9 km NW).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) 4.6 km N

Hospital Care Grace Hospital 1.0 km WNW

Police Station CSU Police Department 2.9 km N

Railway Terminal Tri-C–Campus District 1.7 km NE

Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States

Garfield Heights · 9.0 km SE East Cleveland · 10.4 km NE Cleveland Heights · 10.5 km ENE Brook Park · 14.3 km SW Beachwood · 14.8 km E

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: May (105 mm).

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °C	1°	2°	7°	14°	19°	25°	28°	27°	24°	17°	9°	3°
Low °C	-6°	-5°	-1°	6°	11°	17°	20°	20°	16°	10°	3°	-3°
Rain mm	75	73	91	94	105	102	95	88	85	83	89	89

Normals: Cleveland (0 km away).

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 United States travel advice & laws.

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

Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Euclid 10

18.5 km NE

Elyria 10

37.2 km WSW

Cuyahoga Falls 17

37.2 km SSE

Mentor 10

37.2 km NE

Lorain 15

42.1 km W

Akron 32

46.0 km SSE

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