Is Florence safe? United States travel risk
Is Florence safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Florence 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.
Florence 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 Florence: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in South Carolina at 34.1780° N, 79.7898° W (elevation 42 m), Florence lies 581.0 km NNE of Washington. Time zone: America/New_York.
South Carolina
34.1780° N, 79.7898° W
42 m
America/New_York
92,315
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United States
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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