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Kettering score: 38/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Kettering safe? United States travel risk

Is Kettering safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Kettering scores 38/100 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.

Kettering scores 38/100 (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 Kettering: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

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

A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% 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 Ohio (39.6956° N, 84.1494° W), Kettering sits 619.9 km E from Washington at 307 m elevation.

Region
Ohio
Coordinates
39.6956° N, 84.1494° W
Elevation
307 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
57,442
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cincinnati (68.8 km SSW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) 16.9 km NNE
Hospital Care Kettering Medical Center 3.6 km W
Police Station Oakwood Police 3.7 km NW
Railway Terminal Carillon Park Railroad 5.6 km NW

Adjacent Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (29 °C avg high); Wettest: May (112 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 2° 5° 11° 17° 22° 27° 29° 29° 26° 19° 10° 4°
Low °C -5° -4° 1° 7° 12° 17° 20° 20° 16° 10° 3° -3°
Rain mm 71 73 102 103 112 97 85 78 65 67 75 93

Normals: Dayton (10.4 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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Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Dayton 27
10.4 km NNW
Trotwood 15
17.9 km NW
Forest Park 10
55.8 km SW
North College Hill 10
63.4 km SSW
London 17
64.7 km ENE
Cincinnati 57
68.8 km SSW

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