Is Laredo safe? United States travel risk
Is Laredo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Laredo scores 34/100 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.
Laredo scores 34/100 (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 Laredo: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Texas at 27.5625° N, 99.4874° W (elevation 126 m), Laredo lies 2,430.8 km NE of Washington. Time zone: America/Chicago.
Texas
27.5625° N, 99.4874° W
126 m
America/Chicago
255,949
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (United States)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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