Is Isla Vista safe? United States travel risk
Is Isla Vista safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Isla Vista scores 42/100 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.
Isla Vista scores 42/100 (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 Isla Vista: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (60/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 42 is higher than 45% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 34.4128° N, 119.8614° W place Isla Vista within California at an elevation of 14 meters. Heading to Washington: 3,819.2 km ENE.
California
34.4128° N, 119.8614° W
14 m
America/Los_Angeles
13,717
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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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