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

Is Fall River safe? United States travel risk

Is Fall River safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Fall River 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.

Fall River 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 Fall River: 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 32% of the cities we score.

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

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Charted at coordinates 41.7136° N, 71.1015° W in Massachusetts, Fall River maintains a regional distance of 590.6 km WSW to Washington.

Region
Massachusetts
Coordinates
41.7136° N, 71.1015° W
Elevation
33 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
93,764
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Boston (67.3 km N).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) 12.7 km ESE
Hospital Care Charlton Memorial Hospital 3.7 km W
Police Station Fall River City Police Dept 4.0 km WSW
Railway Terminal Fall River Depot 4.4 km W

Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 (29 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

New Bedford 15
14.1 km ESE
Taunton 10
21.1 km N
Warwick 15
27.6 km W
Providence 37
29.0 km WNW
Brockton 15
41.5 km N
Coventry 10
46.5 km W

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy