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Granite City score: 35/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Granite City safe? United States travel risk

Is Granite City safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Granite City scores 35/100 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.

Granite City scores 35/100 (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 Granite City: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

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

A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Local Geographic Profile

Situated in Illinois at 38.7296° N, 90.1268° W (elevation 129 m), Granite City lies 1,135.1 km E of Washington. Time zone: America/Chicago.

Region
Illinois
Coordinates
38.7296° N, 90.1268° W
Elevation
129 m
Time Zone
America/Chicago
Population
26,670
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: St. Louis (14.6 km SW).

Emergency & Transport Infrastructure

Aviation Hub St Louis Regional Airport (ALN) 19.2 km NNE
Hospital Care Gateway Regional Medical Center 3.6 km SSW
Police Station Granite City Police Department 3.0 km SSW
Railway Terminal Emerson Park 11.2 km S

Surrounding Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (33 °C avg high); Wettest: May (113 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 5° 8° 13° 20° 24° 29° 33° 32° 28° 21° 12° 6°
Low °C -4° -2° 3° 9° 14° 19° 22° 22° 18° 11° 4° -2°
Rain mm 54 60 103 110 113 106 67 73 65 72 93 77

Normals: St. Louis (14.6 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.

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Nearby Destinations with Scored Guides

Bellefontaine Neighbors 10
9.2 km WNW
East St. Louis 10
12.7 km S
Glen Carbon 10
12.9 km ENE
St. Louis 67
14.6 km SW
Webster Groves 10
25.4 km SW
Des Peres 10
31.5 km WSW

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Sources: SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM contributors, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Data desk · Sources · Editorial Policy