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Dartmouth score: 36/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Dartmouth safe? United States travel risk

Is Dartmouth safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Dartmouth scores 36/100 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.

Dartmouth scores 36/100 (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 Dartmouth: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

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

A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Territorial & Position Context

Geographically located in Massachusetts (41.6138° N, 70.9973° W), Dartmouth sits 592.8 km WSW from Washington at lowland elevation.

Region
Massachusetts
Coordinates
41.6138° N, 70.9973° W
Elevation
Lowland
Time Zone
UTC
Population
32,621
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Boston (78.7 km N).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) 7.7 km NNE
Hospital Care Saint Luke's Hospital 5.1 km ENE
Police Station UMassD Police 1.5 km NNW
Railway Terminal New Bedford 6.9 km ENE

Adjacent Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: November (115 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 3° 4° 8° 15° 19° 24° 28° 27° 24° 18° 10° 5°
Low °C -6° -5° -1° 5° 10° 15° 19° 19° 15° 10° 3° -2°
Rain mm 97 74 96 103 91 94 87 91 80 89 115 111

Normals: Providence (42 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.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

New Bedford 15
7.7 km NE
Taunton 10
33.2 km NNW
Warwick 15
37.7 km WNW
Providence 37
42.0 km WNW
Brockton 15
52.1 km N
Coventry 10
55.9 km W

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